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Pronunciation: /bɪˈnaɪn ˈtumər/

benign tumor

Definition

A growth that is not cancer. It does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body.

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mucus

stage 0 Merkel cell carcinoma in situ

stage 0 gallbladder carcinoma in situ

kelp

Herceptin

ravuconazole

SNRI

supplemental health insurance

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autologous anti-CD20 CAR-CD28-4-1BB-CD3zeta T lymphocytes MB-106

oncolytic Herpes simplex virus-1 expressing anti-CTLA-4 antibody-like molecule and GM-CSF RP2

c-Met-targeting tri-specific natural killer cell engager ABBV-303

anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody BGB-A333

Tecfidera

tolcapone

lutetium Lu 177-DOTA

synthetic glioblastoma mutated tumor-specific peptides vaccine therapy APVAC2

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proband

somatic mutation

autosomal dominant inheritance

informative

CNV

autosomal recessive inheritance

band

de novo mutation

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