Diseases

Scirrhous Adenocarcinoma

An adenocarcinoma with a hard (Greek skirrhos, hard) structure owing to the formation of dense connective tissue in the stroma. (From Dorland, 27th ed)

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Abstract

An adenocarcinoma with a hard (Greek skirrhos, hard) structure owing to the formation of dense connective tissue in the stroma. (From Dorland, 27th ed)

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  • Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous
  • Carcinoma, Scirrhous
  • Adenocarcinomas, Scirrhous
  • Carcinomas, Scirrhous
  • Scirrhous Adenocarcinomas
  • Scirrhous Carcinoma
  • Scirrhous Carcinomas

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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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coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term

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History Note

94; was CARCINOMA, SCIRRHOUS 1963-93

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  1. C04w.557.470.200w.025w.095

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Scirrhous Adenocarcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002293. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002293
  2. Scirrhous Adenocarcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556157