neoplastic cell

Term ID

CL:0001063

Synonyms

• tumor cell
• tumour cell

Definition

An abnormal cell exhibiting dysregulation of cell proliferation or programmed cell death and capable of forming a neoplasm, an aggregate of cells in the form of a tumor mass or an excess number of abnormal cells (liquid tumor) within an organism.

References

• https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&

Ontology

Cell Ontology