carcinoma

1. Any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue;
   One of the four major types of cancer (synset 114265819)
   is a type of: cancer, malignant neoplastic disease - any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
   subtypes:

   • 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
   • trophoblastic cancer - malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion

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