| carcinoma |
A malignant growth made up of epithelial cells that are capable of infiltration and metastasis. Carcinoma is a specific form of cancer.
Ãâó: www.dental.mu.edu/oralpath/opgloss.html
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| carcinoma in situ |
an early stage of cancer in which the tumor is confined to the organ where it first developed. The disease has not invaded other parts of the organ or spread to distant parts of the body. Most in situ carcinomas are highly curable.
Ãâó: www.mesothelioma-settlement-information.org/Mesoth...
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| carcinoma |
A malignant tumor that arises from epithelium, found in skin and the lining of body organs; for example, breast, prostate, lung, stomach or bowel. Carcinomas tend to infiltrate into adjacent tissue and spread (metastasize) to distant organs, such as bone, liver, lung, or the brain.
Ãâó: arabinfo.org/montogomery/Terms.htm
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| carcinoma |
A new growth or malignant tumor that can occur throughout the body (eg hepatocellular carcinoma refers to liver cancer).
Ãâó: www.hepb.org/hepb/glossary.htm
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| carcinoma |
another word meaning cancer.
Ãâó: www.prostatecentre.ca/resources_glossary.html
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