What's the difference between a neoplasm and a tumor?

so they are exactly the same thing?

Neoplasm: A tumor.

its the same....

An abnormal growth of tissue. The word neoplasm is not synonymous with cancer. A neoplasm may be benign or malignant.

The word neoplasm literally means a new growth, from the Greek neo-, new + plasma, that which is formed, or a growth = a new growth.

tumor is the same as neoplasm...

neoplasm means new growth

A neoplasm is just a growth, neo meaning new and plasm = growth. A tumor is an abnormal rapid growth of cells in an area where they shouldn't be.
If a tumor was cancerous, it would be either because a tumor suppressor gene was turned off, allowing cells to start dividing rapidly, or an oncogene (cancer gene) was turned on, which results in growth of cancerous cells. It is not fully known how these genes are turned on or off, perhaps it is something unknown from our environment that triggers it.

Tumor means mass and can be a benign or malignant thing such as a cyst. Neoplasm is an abnormal new growth benign or malignant.

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