peritumor

English

Etymology

peri- +‎ tumor

Adjective

peritumor (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a tumor
    • 2015 July 22, “Differentiation between Solitary Cerebral Metastasis and Astrocytoma on the Basis of Subventricular Zone Involvement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      However, SCM with unknown primary malignancies are very difficult to distinguish from astrocytomas, especially HGAs, because of their similar features on standard MRI, such as obvious enhancement and peritumor edema.

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