Class NEOPLASTIC-PROCESS

A new and abnormal growth of tissue in which the growth is uncontrolled and progressive. The growths may be malignant or benign. Ex. stage IVB vaginal cancer; tonsillar lymphoepithelioma Abdominal Neoplasms. All neoplasms are assigned to this type. Do not also assign a type from the 'Anatomical Abnormality' hierarchy.
Subclass-Of: Disease-or-syndrome

Slots Of Instances:

_Progressive:
Slot-Cardinality: 1
Axioms:
(=> (Neoplastic-Process ?Self)
    (Exists (?A)
            (And (Constitutive-Phase ?Self ?A)
                 (Uncontrolled-Growth-Of-Tissue ?A))))