Phantom tumor

(Med.)

a swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an anæsthetic.

phantom tumor

phan·tom tu·mor

accumulation of fluid in the interlobar spaces of the lung, secondary to congestive heart failure, radiologically simulating a neoplasm. Synonym(s): pseudotumor, vanishing tumor

A circumscribed accumulation of fluid in the interlobular spaces, which may be seen on a plain chest film in congestive heart failure

phan·tom tu·mor

(fan'tŏm tū'mŏr) 1. Accumulation of fluid in the interlobar spaces of the lung, secondary to congestive heart failure, radiologically simulating a neoplasm. 2. A muscle contraction or gaseous distortion of the intestines.

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