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| Cancerous. Malignant tumors can invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body. |
Previous Definitions: | mainstream medicine, maintenance therapy, malabsorption syndrome, male breast cancer, malignancy | Next Definitions: | malignant ascites, malignant ectomesenchymoma, malignant fibrous cytoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, malignant meningioma |
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