Diseases

Neoplastic Cell Transformation

Cell changes manifested by escape from control mechanisms, increased growth potential, alterations in the cell surface, karyotypic abnormalities, morphological and biochemical deviations from the norm, and other attributes conferring the ability to invade, metastasize, and kill.

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Abstract

Cell changes manifested by escape from control mechanisms, increased growth potential, alterations in the cell surface, karyotypic abnormalities, morphological and biochemical deviations from the norm, and other attributes conferring the ability to invade, metastasize, and kill.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
  • Neoplastic Transformation, Cell
  • Transformation, Neoplastic Cell
  • Tumorigenic Transformation
  • Cell Neoplastic Transformation
  • Cell Neoplastic Transformations
  • Cell Transformations, Neoplastic
  • Neoplastic Cell Transformations
  • Neoplastic Transformations, Cell
  • Transformation, Cell Neoplastic
  • Transformation, Tumorigenic
  • Transformations, Cell Neoplastic
  • Transformations, Neoplastic Cell
  • Transformations, Tumorigenic
  • Tumorigenic Transformations

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Indexed with the subheadings chemically induced, chemistry, classification, drug effects, genetics, immunology, metabolism, pathology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with CELL DIFFERENTIATION, a normal process in morphogenesis

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History Note

70(68)

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Previous Indexing

  • Neoplasms (1966-1967)
  • Neoplasms, Experimental (1966-1967)

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NLM Classification

QZ 203

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neoplastic Cell Transformation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002471. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002471
  2. Neoplastic Cell Transformation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysplasia
  3. Neoplastic Cell Transformation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1128996