Look up: Adenocarcinoma

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   adenocarcinoma
   [n] - malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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   adenocarcinoma
   Malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium or forming recognizable glandular structures.
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   Adenocarcinoma
   This term is applied to a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue.
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   Adenocarcinoma
   This term is applied to a malignant tumour originating in glandular tissue.
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   Adenocarcinoma
   A cancer of glandular tissue. Glandular tissue is made up of cells that secrete (make and release) liquids, enzymes, hormones or other chemicals. For example, an adenocarcinoma of the lung is a cancer of the glandular cells lining the airways. Glandular cells lining the airways secrete mucus.
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   Adenocarcinoma
   A malignant tumour originating in a gland.
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   Adenocarcinoma
   Adenocarcinoma: A cancer that develops in the lining or inner surface of an organ. More than 95 percent of prostate cancers are adenocarcinoma.
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   adenocarcinoma
   Malignant neoplasia of a glandular epithelium, or carcinoma showing gland-like organization of cells.
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   adenocarcinoma
   <oncology, tumour> A form of cancer that involves cells from the lining of the walls of many different organs of the body. Breast cancer is a type of adenocarcinoma. ... (14 May 1997) ...
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    adenocarcinoma
    glandular cancer noun malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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    Adenocarcinoma
    `Adenocarcinoma` is a cancer that originates in glandular tissue. To be classified as adenocarcinoma, the cells do not necessarily need to be part of a gland, as long as they have secretory properties. This form of carcinoma can occur in some higher mammals, including humans. The term adenocarcinoma is derived from 'adeno' meaning 'pertaining to a gland' and 'carcinoma', which describes a cancer that has developed in the epithelial cells. It c...
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    adenocarcinoma
    (ad″ә-no-kahr″sĭ-no´mә) carcinoma derived from glandular tissue or in which the tumor cells form recognizable glandular structures. The World Health Organization recognizes four categories of adenocarcinoma: acinar, papillary, bronchioalveolar, and solid carcinoma with mucus formation;...
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    adenocarcinoma
    (from the article `breast cancer`) ...provide a passage for milk (ductal tissue) to the nipple. Cancers of these tissues are called lobular carcinomas and ductal carcinomas. Because ... Adenocarcinomas are tumours in which the cancerous cells are arranged in the form of glands. Stomach cancers are usually adenocarcinomas, beginning ... ...
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    adenocarcinoma
    adenocarcinoma A malignant neoplasm of epithelial cells in glandular or glandlike pattern.
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    adenocarcinoma
    A malignant neoplasm of epithelial cells in glandular or glandlike pattern. Syn: glandular carcinoma, glandular cancer
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    Adenocarcinoma
    A form of cancer, beginning in the glandular tissue, in which the malignant tissue is derived from epitheleal cells or arranged in a gland like pattern. In the female reproductive system, this cancer affects the breasts, uterus and cervix. This is the most common type of endometrial cancer. Synonym(s): Glandular Cancer Narrower term(s): Clear Ce...
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    adenocarcinoma
    adenocarcinoma: see neoplasm.
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