Synonyms of tumors

tumors

noun

plural of tumor

as in neoplasms

an abnormal mass of tissue

the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neoplasms
• lumps
• cysts
• growths
• carcinomas
• cancers
• malignancies
• excrescences
• lymphomas
• polyps
• melanomas
• excrescencies
• outgrowths
• tubercles
• warts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tumors

In a study of 154 people with this type of rectal cancer who were treated with dostarlimab, 68% had a complete clinical response at one year, which meant doctors could not see evidence of tumors on imaging or other methods for tracking the tumors. — Alice Park, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

What was more, the data suggested that going after the therapy’s bull’s-eye might unlock the power of immunotherapy in other, more common cancers that had stubbornly rebuffed such efforts, like pancreatic and ovarian tumors. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026

The seemingly perfectly healthy and always active youngster from Georgia suffered a massive seizure, with scans later revealing three brain tumors. — Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

The researchers used the approach to design proteins that bind tightly to fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP), a molecule associated with solid tumors. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

The former University of Virginia standout was reportedly diagnosed with the Grade 4 cancer last year and briefly went into remission, but the tumors returned in July, according to Houston news site Chron. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Zoledronate might also offer a way to increase the number and activity of these immune cells, while tarlatamab could help direct their attack towards tumors. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

Davis said the company is also examining the vaccine in trials across other tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer, types of bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

The challenge is that people who have never smoked are not currently included in lung cancer screening guidelines, and tumors are often only found by chance. — Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026