A carcinoma that arises from the lung and is characterized by the presence of malignant glandular epithelial cells. There is a male predilection with a male to female ratio of 2:1. Usually lung adenocarcinoma is asymptomatic and is identified through screening studies or as an incidental radiologic finding. If clinical symptoms are present they include shortness of breath, cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, and fever. Tobacco smoke is a known risk factor. [ NCIT:C3512 ]
Synonyms: bronchogenic lung adenocarcinoma nonsmall cell adenocarcinoma adenocarcinoma of the lung non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma lung adenocarcinoma adenocarcinoma of lung
Term information
- SCTID:254626006 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MEDGEN:57744 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- DOID:3910 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- EFO:0000571 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:C538231 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ONCOTREE:LUAD (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0152013 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- NCIT:C3512 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- Orphanet:415268 (MONDO:equivalentObsolete)
otar, rare, nord_rare
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3910
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3512
http://identifiers.org/medgen/57744
http://identifiers.org/mesh/C538231
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0152013
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/254626006