A malignant tumor arising from epithelial cells. Carcinomas that arise from glandular epithelium are called adenocarcinomas, those that arise from squamous epithelium are called squamous cell carcinomas, and those that arise from transitional epithelium are called transitional cell carcinomas. Morphologically, the malignant epithelial cells may display abnormal mitotic figures, anaplasia, and necrosis. Carcinomas are graded by the degree of cellular differentiation as well, moderately, or poorly differentiated. Carcinomas invade the surrounding tissues and tend to metastasize to other anatomic sites. Lung carcinoma, skin carcinoma, breast carcinoma, colon carcinoma, and prostate carcinoma are the most frequently seen carcinomas. [ NCIT:C2916 ]
Synonyms: malignant epithelial neoplasm malignant epithelial tumour epithelial carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma, malignant epithelioma malignant Other carcinoma malignant epithelial tumor malignant epithelioma
Term information
- SCTID:722688002 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- EFO:0000313 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:D002277 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0007097 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICDO:8010/3 (NCIT:C2916)
- DOID:305 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MEDGEN:2867 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICDO:8011/3 (NCIT:C2916)
- CSP:2000-1867 (DOID:305)
- NCIT:C2916 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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http://identifiers.org/medgen/2867
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0007097
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D002277
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_305
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/722688002
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C2916