Thesaurus results for NEOPLASMS

neoplasms

noun

plural of neoplasm

as in tumors

an abnormal mass of tissue removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen

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Recent Examples of neoplasms Girls and women who were first diagnosed with breast cancer at a later age had the highest incidence of developing subsequent primary neoplasms by 30 years post-initial cancer diagnosis. —

Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

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tumors

Noun

Various types of cancer, in which malignant tumors invade surrounding tissues, contributed to between 13,000 and 20,000 deaths annually in this time frame.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
In January 2023, my doctor was floored — the tumors were gone.

— Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026