car•ci•no•mas
We found 3 definitions of carcinomas from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: carcinomas |
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carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer | ||
malignant neoplastic disease, cancer type genus of the family Cancridae | ||
cancer of the liver, liver cancer malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort | ||
adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium | ||
breast cancer cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US | ||
carcinoma in situ, preinvasive cancer a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body | ||
colon cancer a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools | ||
embryonal carcinoma malignant neoplasm of the testis | ||
endometrial cancer, endometrial carcinoma cancer of the uterine lining | ||
hepatocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, malignant hepatoma carcinoma of the liver | ||
lung cancer carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer | ||
mesothelioma a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust | ||
oat cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas | ||
oral cancer malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60 | ||
pancreatic cancer cancer of the pancreas | ||
seminoma, testicular cancer malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men | ||
skin cancer a malignant neoplasm of the skin |