progressively worse; the term is most familiar as a characterization of cancer. A malignant tumor contrasts with a non-cancerous benign tumor in that a malignancy...

A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding peripheral nerves. Given its origin and behavior...

hallmarks of cancer. These characteristics are required to produce a malignant tumor. They include: Cell growth and division absent the proper signals...

Malignant is a 2021 American horror film directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Akela Cooper, based on a story by Wan, Ingrid Bisu, and Cooper. The...

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a type of severe reaction that occurs in response to particular medications used during general anesthesia, among those...

legs; while in men, on the back. Melanoma is frequently referred to as malignant melanoma. However, the medical community stresses that there is no such...

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but life-threatening reaction that can occur in response to antipsychotic (neuroleptic) medications. Symptoms...

Malignant narcissism is a psychological syndrome comprising a mix of narcissism, antisocial behavior, sadism, and a paranoid outlook on life. Malignant...

may not contain malignant cells and a tissue biopsy is more useful in diagnosis. Using conventional cytology diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is difficult...

Look up malignant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Malignant refers to malignancy, the tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse...

abnormal cells form within the brain. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign (non-cancerous) tumors. These can be further...

type, and up to one-third are malignant. In males, GCTs of the testis occur typically after puberty and are malignant (testicular cancer). In neonates...

Malignant acrospiroma, also known as nodular hidradenocarcinoma, malignant nodular clear-cell hidradenoma, mucoepidermoid hidradenocarcinoma, clear-cell...

Degos disease, also known as Köhlmeier-Degos disease or malignant atrophic papulosis, is an extremely rare condition caused by blockage of arteries and...

Malignant triton tumor (MTT) is a relatively rare, aggressive tumor made up of both malignant schwannoma cells and malignant rhabdomyoblasts. It is classified...

benign, with 0.17-2% of mature cystic teratomas becoming malignant. Immature teratoma is the malignant counterpart of the mature teratoma and contains immature...

neighboring tissue or metastasize (spread throughout the body). Compared to malignant (cancerous) tumors, benign tumors generally have a slower growth rate...

Secondary malignant neoplasm is a malignant tumor whose cause is the treatment (usually radiation or chemotherapy) which was used for a prior tumor. It...

modified, malignant (or flat), and hemorrhagic smallpox. Historically, ordinary smallpox had an overall fatality rate of about 30%, and the malignant and hemorrhagic...

lymphoproliferative diseases are a group of benign, premalignant, and malignant diseases of lymphoid cells (i.e., B cells, T cells, NK cells, and histiocytic-dendritic...

Malignant ulcer may refer to: Carcinomatous ulcer, an ulcer with cancerous pathology behind it Rodent ulcer, also known as basal cell carcinoma Melanotic...

Malignant Man is a 2011 graphic novel by James Wan. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Alan Gates is resigned to die, until he learns that his tumor is really...

benign neoplasms, in situ neoplasms, malignant neoplasms, and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior. Malignant neoplasms are also simply known as cancers...

Malignant transformation is the process by which cells acquire the properties of cancer. This may occur as a primary process in normal tissue, or secondarily...

nerves. From benign tumors like schwannoma to high grade malignant neoplasms known as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, peripheral nerve sheath...

neoplasms. 140 Malignant neoplasm of lip 141 Malignant neoplasm of tongue 142 Malignant neoplasm of major salivary glands 143 Malignant neoplasm of gum...

Malignant histiocytosis is a rare hereditary disease found in the Bernese Mountain Dog and humans, characterized by histiocytic infiltration of the lungs...

Sandra in Silent Night (2021) and Madison Mitchell in the horror film Malignant (2021). Wallis was born on 5 September 1984 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England...

Malignant is a 2013 American horror film written and directed by Brian Avenet-Bradley. It stars Gary Cairns and Brad Dourif as a patient who undergoes...

organ damage. Both of these definitions had collectively been known as malignant hypertension, although this medical term is replaced.[citation needed]...