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A tumour that invades and destroys the tissue where it originates and which can spread to other sites in the body.
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A tumour that is cancerous. A malignant tumour may invade and destroy surrounding tissues and can spread to other parts of the body: see benign.
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a cancerous growth
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a cancer which may spread/metastasise
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a 'lump' or 'growth' of tissue made up from cancer cells which continue to multiply
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A cancer. A tumour that grows and invades surrounding tissue and infiltrates the blood and lymphatic vessels. It eventually destroys the surrounding tissue and may spread to other parts of the body (metastasise) (See cancer)
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a mass of cancer cells that may invade surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body.
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