Concept information
Preferred term
Carcinoma
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Adenocarcinoma
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
- Carcinoma, Basosquamous
- Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor
- Carcinoma, Giant Cell
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Carcinoma, Krebs 2
- Carcinoma, Large Cell
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung
- Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
- Carcinoma, Papillary
- Carcinoma, Small Cell
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
- Carcinoma, Verrucous
- Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms
- Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic
Entry terms
- Epithelial Neoplasm, Malignant
- Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant
- Epithelial Tumor, Malignant
- Epithelial Tumors, Malignant
- Epithelioma
- Epitheliomas
- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasm
- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms
- Malignant Epithelial Tumor
- Malignant Epithelial Tumors
- Neoplasm, Malignant Epithelial
- Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial
- Tumor, Malignant Epithelial
Note
- do not use for "cancer" routinely: use only for carcinoma as a histological type; coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term; entry term CARCINOMA, ANAPLASTIC: do not coordinate with ANAPLASIA unless anaplasia is particularly discussed
Scope note
- A malignant neoplasm made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. It is a histological type of neoplasm and not a synonym for "cancer."
In other languages
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Finnish
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carcinoma
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002277
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