Structured Summary
Abstract
A malignant neoplasm made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. It is a histological type of neoplasm and not a synonym for cancer.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenosquamous Carcinoma
- Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
- Basosquamous Carcinoma
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Ehrlich Tumor Carcinoma
- Giant Cell Carcinoma
- Krebs 2 Carcinoma
- Large Cell Carcinoma
- Lewis Lung Carcinoma
- Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Non-Melanoma Skin Neoplasms
- Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms
- Ovarian Epithelial Carcinoma
- Papillary Carcinoma
- Small Cell Carcinoma
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Verrucous Carcinoma
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Synonyms
26 entry terms
- Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant
- Epithelial Tumors, Malignant
- Epithelioma
- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial
- Carcinomas
- Epithelial Neoplasm, Malignant
- Epithelial Tumor, Malignant
- Epitheliomas
- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasm
- Malignant Epithelial Tumor
- Malignant Epithelial Tumors
- Neoplasm, Malignant Epithelial
- Tumor, Malignant Epithelial
- Carcinoma, Anaplastic
- Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell
- Carcinoma, Undifferentiated
- Carcinomatosis
- Anaplastic Carcinoma
- Anaplastic Carcinomas
- Carcinoma, Spindle Cell
- Carcinomatoses
- Spindle-Cell Carcinoma
- Spindle-Cell Carcinomas
- Undifferentiated Carcinoma
- Undifferentiated Carcinomas
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Aspects Covered
39 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
do not use for "cancer" routinely: use only for carcinoma as a histological type; coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term; entry term CARCINOMA, ANAPLASTIC: do not coordinate with ANAPLASIA unless anaplasia is particularly discussed
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002277. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002277
- Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoma
- Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33525