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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
cancer +     
adenoma +   
anaplastic cancer +  
basal cell neoplasm +   
benign epithelial neoplasm +   
blastoma +  
Branchioma 
cancer cell line +  
carcinoma +   
A malignant tumor arising from epithelial cells. Carcinomas that arise from glandular epithelium are called adenocarcinomas, those that arise from squamous epithelium are called squamous cell carcinomas, and those that arise from transitional epithelium are called transitional cell carcinomas. Morphologically, the malignant epithelial cells may display abnormal mitotic figures, anaplasia, and necrosis. Carcinomas are graded by the degree of cellular differentiation as well, moderately, or poorly differentiated. Carcinomas invade the surrounding tissues and tend to metastasize to other anatomic sites. Lung carcinoma, skin carcinoma, breast carcinoma, colon carcinoma, and prostate carcinoma are the most frequently seen carcinomas.
cardiovascular cancer +  
childhood cancer +   
cystic lymphangioma +  
cystic, mucinous, and serous neoplasm +  
digestive system cancer +   
endometrioid tumor +  
epithelial neoplasm of rectum +  
epithelial skin neoplasm +   
epithelial tumor of anal canal +  
epithelial tumor of colon +   
glandular cell neoplasm +   
growth hormone-producing pituitary gland neoplasm +  
head and neck malignant neoplasia +   
hemangioma +  
high grade malignant neoplasm +   
immune system cancer +   
integumentary system cancer +   
intraepithelial neoplasia +  
lipomatous cancer +  
lymphangioendothelioma 
malignant endocrine neoplasm +   
Malignant Germ Cell Tumor +  
malignant giant cell tumor +  
malignant glomus tumor 
malignant mesenchymoma +  
Malignant Mesothelioma +  
Malignant Mixed Neoplasm +   
malignant soft tissue neoplasm +  
malignant spindle cell neoplasm +  
Malignant Urinary System Neoplasm +   
mesonephric neoplasm +  
musculoskeletal system cancer +   
myeloproliferative disorder +   
myoepithelial tumor +  
nervous system cancer +   
ovarian epithelial tumor +   
papillary epithelial neoplasm +   
peritoneum cancer +  
refractory malignant neoplasm +  
reproductive system cancer +   
respiratory system cancer +   
retroperitoneal cancer +  
sarcoma +   
secondary malignant neoplasm +  
squamous cell neoplasm +   
sympathetic paraganglioma +  
thoracic cancer +   
thymic epithelial neoplasm +  
transitional cell neoplasm +  
Wolffian adnexal tumor 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: DOID:305 ;   NCIT:C2916 ;   Other carcinoma ;   carcinoma, malignant ;   epithelial carcinoma ;   epithelioma ;   epithelioma malignant ;   http://identifiers.org/medgen/2867 ;   http://identifiers.org/mesh/D002277 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/722688002
Synonyms: http://identifiers.org/snomedct/134207000 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/154433003 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/188083002 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/189546004 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/189549006 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/189559007 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/269513004 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/68453008 ;   http://identifiers.org/snomedct/71298006 ;   http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0553707
Xrefs: CSP:2000-1867 ;   DOID:305 ;   ICDO:8010/3 ;   ICDO:8011/3 ;   MEDGEN:2867 ;   MESH:D002277 ;   MONDO:0004993 ;   NCI:C2916 ;   SCTID:722688002 ;   UMLS:C0007097
External Ontologys: disease_has_location EFO:CL:0000066 ;   has_disease_location EFO:CL:0000066
Definition Sources: NCIT:C2916

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