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Tumor cell invasion

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028857

The local spread of tumor cells of a malignant neoplasm through infiltration or destruction of adjacent tissue; for epithelial neoplasms, invasion signifies infiltration beneath the epithelial basement membrane.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028857
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028857",
  "term": "Tumor cell invasion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Tumor Cell Invasion",
  "definition": "The local spread of tumor cells of a malignant neoplasm through infiltration or destruction of adjacent tissue; for epithelial neoplasms, invasion signifies infiltration beneath the epithelial basement membrane.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tumor-cell-invasion/"
}

Record 28,064 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.