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adenocarcinoma: see neoplasm neoplasm or tumor, tissue composed of cells that grow in an abnormal way. Normal tissue is growth-limited, i.e., cell reproduction is equal to cell death. ..... Click the link for more information. . adenocarcinoma [¦ad·ən‚ō‚kär·sən′ō·mə] (medicine) A malignant tumor originating in glandular or ductal epithelium and tending to produce acinic structures. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Endolymphatic sac tumors (ELSTs) are extremely rare, slowly
growing, low-grade adenocarcinomas that are associated with von
Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. Gastric cardia cancer was
included because adenocarcinomas are on the increase in esophagus and
cardia in some Western countries (Botterweck et al. Some studies
focused exclusively on the developed or the developing world, on
HPV-positive or HPV-negative women, on invasive or in situ cervical
cancers, or on squamous cervical cancers or adenocarcinomas of the
cervix. |
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