Definition of adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma

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We found 4 definitions of adenocarcinoma from 4 different sources.

What does adenocarcinoma mean?

Noun Plural: adenocarcinomas
adenocarcinoma - malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
		glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma
		carcinoma any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer

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adenocarcinoma (Noun)
Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.

adenocarcinoma
A cancerous tumor that starts in cells with gland-like properties that line some internal organs. The majority of all breast, colon, and prostrate cancers are adenocarcinomas.