Looking for the meaning or definition of the word anaplastic? Here's what it means.
Adjective
(oncology) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogeneticdifferentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
The blunderbuss approach of ordering a panel of 10 or more stains on every suspected large cell anaplastic tumor can no longer be justified economically or academically.
In a series of 285 supratentorial anaplastic gliomas in adults, 10 tumors were classified as anaplastic oligodendrogliomas.
We defined advanced stage as nodal or metastatic spread and high grade as poorly differentiated, undifferentiated, or anaplastic disease.
Finally, a highly anaplastic growth can occur, in which the cancerous cells bear no visible relation to the parent tissue.
While these tumors are clearly distinct from anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, prognostication as to their oncologic potential is not yet established.
There was an increased incidence of mammary tumours with a shift toward more anaplastic forms in female and an increase of thyroid tumours in male rats on the high dose.
