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carcinoma::noun | Spocien Dictionary

carcinoma
noun
/,kɑrsə'noʊmə/
any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
Type Words
Type of cancer, malignant neoplastic disease
Has types cancer of the liver, carcinoma in situ, colon cancer, embryonal carcinoma, endometrial cancer, endometrial carcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma, hepatocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, liver cancer, lung cancer, malignant hepatoma, mesothelioma, oat cell carcinoma, oral cancer, pancreatic cancer, preinvasive cancer, seminoma, skin cancer, small cell carcinoma, testicular cancer, adenocarcinoma, trophoblastic cancer, breast cancer
Derivation carcinomatous

Examples of carcinoma

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The vast majority of non-melanoma skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma and SCC.
From the sciencedaily.com
It turns out that oral squamous cell carcinoma is also a common disease in cats.
From the sciencedaily.com
Incidence and predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis.
From the nature.com
In 2009 my father was first diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma as well.
From the edeneatseverything.com
Squamous cell carcinoma appears as a red, firm nodule or a flat, crusted lesion.
From the huffingtonpost.com
I had a 19-year-old in about a month ago with basal cell carcinoma on her eyelid.
From the suntimes.com
More than 700,000 new cases of squamous cell carcinoma are diagnosed each year.
From the sciencedaily.com
Different volatile signals emitted by human ovarian carcinoma and healthy tissue.
From the sciencedaily.com
Silencing of the VHL tumor-suppressor gene by DNA methylation in renal carcinoma.
From the nature.com
More examples
  • Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
  • (carcinomatous) being or relating to carcinoma; "a carcinomatous lesion"
  • Carcinoma is a medical term that refers to an invasive malignant tumor consisting of transformed epithelial cells. ...
  • (Carcinomas) A form of cancer that develops in the tissues covering or lining organs of the body such as the skin, uterus, lung or breast. Eighty to 90 percent of all cancers are carcinomas.
  • Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.
  • Malignant (cancerous) growth that tends to invade surrounding tissue and metastasize (travel to and grow in) to other regions of the body. The tumor is firm, irregular and nodular with a well-defined border.
  • A malignant tumor that begins in the lining layer (epithelial cells) of organs. At least 80% of all cancers are carcinomas.
  • A malignant (cancerous) new growth. These tumors infiltrate into surrounding tissues and, if untreated, will spread to other organs, and may eventually lead to the patient's death.
  • Cancer found in body tissues that cover or line surfaces of organs, glands, or body structures.
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