tumor

Phonetic

US /ˈtumə/UK /ˈtumə/

Translations

NOUNAn abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

Variants

  • tumors: Plural

Examples

  • Histologic characterization of an inoculation site revealed the presence of a small nodule with a heterogeneous population of cells among which some aberrant nuclei could be distinguished, while the lumps in the posterior aspect of the spine were composed of tubular structures diffusely infiltrating the fat formed by immature lipoblasts which in the periphery of the tumor masses show a myxoid appearance (Fig. 

    Source:www.nature.com

  • Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapies have transformed the treatment of relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell malignancies and multiple myeloma by redirecting activated T cells to CD19- or BCMA-expressing(表達) tumor cells.

    Source:www.nature.com

  • In some cases, the healthy epithelial cells turn into earlier-stage mesenchymal cells, break free from the tumor and become mobile in the body

    Source:www.scientificamerican.com

  • ) or a tumor

    Source:en.wikipedia.org

  • The transcriptomic analyses of NPC at the single-cell level with spatial dimensionality have shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) is abundant with exhausted T cell phenotypes that express immune-checkpoint proteins, such as PD1, TIGIT, LAG3 and TIM3, and also immunosuppressive regulatory T cells and myeloid-derived suppressor cells5.

    Source:www.nature.com

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