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carcinoma

[kahr-suh-noh-muh]

noun

Pathology.

plural

carcinomas, carcinomata 
  1. a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.



carcinoma

/ ˌɑːɪˈəʊə /

noun

  1. any malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue

  2. another name for cancer

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carcinoma

plural

carcinomas 
  1. Any of various cancerous tumors that are derived from epithelial tissue of the skin, blood vessels, or other organs and that tend to metastasize to other parts of the body.

  2. See also basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma

carcinoma

  1. A malignant tumor in the tissues that make up the skin, glands, mucous membranes, and lining of organs.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • carcinomatoid adjective
  • carcinomatous adjective
  • ˌˈԴdzˌٴǾ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carcinoma1

1715–25; < Latin: ulcer, tumor < Greek 첹íō; carcino-, -oma
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carcinoma1

C18: from Latin, from Greek 첹쾱ō, from karkinos cancer
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Clear cell renal carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer, and stage four is the most serious, meaning it has spread to another part of the body.

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Doctors learned he had clear cell renal cell carcinoma that had metastasized to his lungs.

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Smith has received immunotherapy treatment for a rare form of lung cancer called pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, which he said had helped shrink his tumours significantly.

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Dequenne revealed in 2023 that she was diagnosed with adrenocortical carcinoma and had shared her cancer journey with fans on social media until the weeks preceding her death.

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The 86-year-old told Australia's 10 News First programme he had pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, a rare form of lung cancer.

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