neoplasm: "abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should" ("NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms," 2016) benign: noncancerous ("NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms," 2016) malignant: cancerous ("NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms," 2016) carcinoma: "Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs," ("NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms," 2016) sarcoma: "A type of cancer that begins in

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