| umls-concept:C1511789 | skos:definition | NCI: Causing or forming adhesions or fibrous connective tissue within a tumor.,NCI: This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction, the pervasive growth of dense fibrous tissue around the tumor. Scar tissue (adhesion) within the abdomen after abdominal surgery is another type of desmoplastic reaction. (MedicineNet.com) | lld:umls |
