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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. ..... Click the link for more information. . 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. 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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Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) showed predominantly spindle cells with scattered lymphocytes (figure 1, B), suggesting a differential diagnosis that included thymoma, spindle cell carcinoma, spindle cell variants of medullary and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas, and a spindle cell variant of lymphoma. Bella recently returned to work at Station 104 after undergoing 17 radiation treatments for spindle cell carcinoma in her right foreleg. 4) lmmunohistochemical analysis is necessary to differentiate a leiomyosarcoma from other spindle cell tumors, such as spindle cell carcinoma, schwannoma, leiomyoma, and fibrosarcoma. |
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