Loss of normal cell differentiation, a feature characteristic of most malignancies. RT malignancy.
A lack of differentiation. Thus, an anaplastic cancer is highly undifferentiated and usually very aggressive.
Variation in size, shape and staining properties of cells.
In the case of a body cell, a reversion to a more primitive condition. A term used to denote the alteration in cell character which constitutes malignancy.
A characteristic of tumor tissue in which there is a loss of differentiation of cells (dedifferentiation), of their orientation to one another, and to their axial framework and relationship to blood vessels. The degree of anaplasia is related to the malignancy of the tumor.
characteristics of a cell identifies it as a cancer cell.
The characteristics of a cell which make it classifiable as a cancer cell (orientation, form, differentiation).
the assumption by a cell with abnormal morphology
Characteristics of a cell that make it identifiable as a cancer cell. Malignant.