as in tumors
an abnormal mass of tissue
removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen
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tumors
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SpringWorks advanced it into Gomekli, a medicine that now shrinks tumors in patients with that condition.—
Annette Bakker,
Fortune,
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If a colonoscopy back positive for colon cancer, surgery is typically done to remove the tumors or portions of the colon, followed by chemotherapy or other cancer treatment, depending on how advanced the cancer is, Olson and Verma said.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Neoplasms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neoplasms. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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