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carcinoma
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carcinoma: 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.
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carcinoma Pathol
1. any malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue
2. another name for cancer
carcinoma [‚kärs·ən′ō·mə]
(medicine)
A malignant epithelial tumor.
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1) Among these epithelial tumors are poorly differentiated carcinoma (also called small-cell undifferentiated carcinoma), oat-cell carcinoma, and anaplastic small-cell carcinoma, (2) and more than 90% of patients with these aggressive carcinomas develop metastatic disease.
Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor of the larynx: challenging ... by Palacios, Enrique / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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