Tumor grade
| Tumor grade | |
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| Term | Tumor grade |
| Short definition | tumor grade - (pronounced) (TOO-mer grey) A description of a tumor based on how abnormal the cancer cells and tissue look under a microscope and how fast the cancer cells are likely to grow and spread. Low-grade cancer cells look more like normal cells and tend to grow and spread more slowly than high-grade cancer cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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tumor grade - (pronounced) (TOO-mer grey) A description of a tumor based on how abnormal the cancer cells and tissue look under a microscope and how fast the cancer cells are likely to grow and spread. Low-grade cancer cells look more like normal cells and tend to grow and spread more slowly than high-grade cancer cells. The grading systems are different for each type of cancer. They are used to plan treatment and determine prognosis. Also called grade and histological grade
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Tumor grade
- Wikipedia's article - Tumor grade
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