A common cancer characterized by the presence of malignant glandular cells. Morphologically, adenocarcinomas are classified according to the growth pattern (e.g., papillary, alveolar) or according to the secreting product (e.g., mucinous, serous). Representative examples of adenocarcinoma are ductal and lobular breast carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma), colon adenocarcinoma, and prostate adenocarcinoma.
basal cell carcinoma
Basaloid Carcinoma
bone carcinoma +
breast carcinoma
carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma +
carcinoma of urethra +
choroid plexus carcinoma +
combined carcinoid and adenocarcinoma +
Cribriform Carcinoma
cystadenoma +
Digestive System Carcinoma
Fallopian Tube Carcinoma
glandular papilloma +
head and neck carcinoma +
in situ carcinoma +
invasive carcinoma +
krebs 2 carcinoma
large cell carcinoma +
laryngeal carcinoma +
lung carcinoma
Lymphangiosarcoma
malignant epithelial tumor of ovary +
malignant myoepithelioma +
mixed cell type cancer
mucin-producing carcinoma +
mucinous neoplasm +
neuroendocrine carcinoma +
oncocytic neoplasm +
papillary carcinoma
Penile Carcinoma
peritoneal carcinoma +
prostate carcinoma
renal carcinoma
retroperitoneum carcinoma +
Sarcomatoid Carcinoma
scrotal carcinoma +
secondary carcinoma +
serous neoplasm +
skin carcinoma
squamous cell carcinoma
testicular carcinoma
Thymic Carcinoma
thyroid carcinoma
Tracheal Carcinoma
Transitional Cell Carcinoma
undifferentiated carcinoma
Ureter Carcinoma
urinary bladder carcinoma +
uterine carcinoma
vaginal carcinoma +
vaginal glandular neoplasm +
villous adenoma +
vulvar carcinoma
vulvar glandular neoplasm +
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
adenocarcinoma NOS (morphologic abnormality)
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adenocarcinoma, malignant
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adenocarcinoma, no subtype (morphologic abnormality)
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adenocarcinomas
Related Synonyms:
ADNOS
Xrefs:
CRISP Thesaurus 2006\, Term Number 2000-0386\, http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/Thesaurus/00000107.htm Date accessed\: 1st Novemeber 2007
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CSP:2000-0386
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DOID:299
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ICDO:8140/3
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MEDGEN:122
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MESH:D000230
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MONDO:0004970
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NCI:C2852
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ONCOTREE:ADNOS
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SCTID:443961001