What is Malignancy? A Basic Definition

Malignance \Ma*lig"nance\, Malignancy \Ma*lig"nan*cy\, n.
         [See
   Malignant.]

           1. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme
     
         malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; disposition toward
    
          evil; intense ill will; as, malignancy of heart.
     
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   2. Unfavorableness; evil nature.
     
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            The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner
            yours.                                --Shak.
     
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   3. (Med.) Virulence; tendency to a
         fatal issue; as, the
      malignancy of an ulcer or of a
         fever.
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   4. Hence: (Med.) A
         cancerous tumor that is spreading beyond
      the point of
         origin.

   Syn: malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm,
         metastatic tumor.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   5. The state
         of being a malignant.
      [1913 Webster]

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Off-site Malignancy Links, User Submitted

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Wed Oct 29

• Breast Cancer - Catching it Early | Brain Blogger: Unfortunately, many women have either known someone or have gone through the ordeal of breast cancer themselves. So to prevent yourself from getting breast cancer, you should take precautions.

Mon Sep 8

• BoneTumor.org: Comprehensive site on Bone Tumors

Mon Jun 2

• Ted Kennedy's two families - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Edward Kennedy's life a review by Pittsburgh Live

Thu Mar 27

• caIMAGE Server: National Cancer Institute image server

Tue Dec 18

• Concerning the Origin of Malignant Tumours by Theodor Boveri. Translated and annotated by Henry Harris -- Boveri 121 (1): 1 -- Journal of Cell Science

Mon Nov 12

• Contagious cancers: The almond-shaped lump on Brian Hill's throat didn't make sense to him. The doctor said it was a symptom of advanced oral cancer, but Hill had never smoked a cigarette or chewed a plug of tobacco, considered the main causes of the disease when he was diag

Tue Nov 6

• Acute myeloid leukemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Acute myeloid leukemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sat Sep 8

• Questions arise about animal studies showing malignant tumors associated with RFID chip implants

Tue Feb 27

• New breast cancer theory backs folklore - Cancer - MSNBC.com

Mon Dec 18

• ScienceDaily: 'Clumping' Protein Linked To Return Of Ovarian Cancer: "Now there's the possibility that testing for NAC-1 protein in cancer tissue removed during surgery might identify women most at risk for recurrence and guide doctors and patients to greater vigilance and extended therapy,"

Thu Nov 9

• Language Log: Progress in malignancy tagging

Fri May 26

• Cancer Research - Tarin et al. 2005: The Fallacy of Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Neoplasia

Off-site Malignancy Research Links

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