Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Formation of new tissue.
- noun Formation of a neoplasm or neoplasms.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The formation of neoplasms or true tumors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. & Med.) Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.
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- noun biology The formation of new
tissue - noun medicine The formation of a
neoplasm
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- noun the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor
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Examples
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(e.g., chronic fatigue had resolved or an illness that could explain fatiguing symptoms such as neoplasia had emerged).
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How does one test for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)?
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What causes multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)?
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How do you diagnose multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)?
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The Pediatric Thyroid Center is a multidisciplinary center that cares for children and adolescents with thyroid disease, to include hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and a specific focus on the evaluation and care of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer, including medullary thyroid cancer and the multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes (MEN).
Endocrinology 2010
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In order to determine on a molecular level if a person has multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2), a genetic test must be completed.
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN2B) is characterized by an increased risk for medullary cancer of the thyroid (MTC), pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuromas (benign growths) of the lips and tongue, and distinctive physical characteristics, such as enlarged lips and slender body type.
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is a rare hereditary cancer syndrome, affecting approximately1 in 30,000 people.
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However, it is important to remember that not all patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 carry a detectable alteration in theRET gene.
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What is multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)?
chained_bear commented on the word neoplasia
Usage on necrobacillosis.
April 18, 2009