carcinomas
Epithelial tissue cancers
Carcinomas is the plural of carcinoma, a type of cancer that begins in epithelial tissue—the cells lining organs, skin, and body cavities.
Most common cancers are carcinomas, including those of the breast, lung, colon, and prostate.
The singular form carcinoma appears in medical diagnoses: The biopsy revealed a carcinoma.
Surface-lining tissue type
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- lesionArea of pathological change
- massQuantity of matter
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
growth · cells · tissue · lymph nodes · metastasis · invasion · spread · margins
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- screeningEvaluative selection process
mammogram · colonoscopy · CT scan · MRI · PET scan · tumor markers · cytology · detection
Invasive medical procedure
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- targeted therapyTreatment hitting specific molecules
excision · resection · mastectomy · lumpectomy · oncology · remission · clinical trial · adjuvant
Glandular tissue malignancy
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- ductalOf or relating to ducts
- lobularHaving small rounded divisions
- small cellDiminutive enclosed unit
invasive · in situ · papillary · medullary · neuroendocrine · undifferentiated · metastatic · primary
Harmfully invasive, often fatal
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- oncogeneTumor-inducing genetic element
tumor suppressor · differentiated · undifferentiated · mitosis · angiogenesis · apoptosis · DNA damage · biomarker
epithelial
Surface-lining tissue type
neoplasm · growth · cells · tissue · lymph nodes · metastasis · invasion · spread · margins · organ
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- stagingPreparing for presentation
screening · mammogram · colonoscopy · CT scan · MRI · PET scan · tumor markers · cytology · detection · prognosis
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
targeted therapy · excision · resection · mastectomy · lumpectomy · oncology · remission · clinical trial · adjuvant · palliative
adenocarcinoma
Glandular tissue malignancy
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- ductalOf or relating to ducts
- lobularHaving small rounded divisions
small cell · invasive · in situ · papillary · medullary · neuroendocrine · undifferentiated · metastatic · primary · secondary
malignant
Harmfully invasive, often fatal
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
oncogene · tumor suppressor · differentiated · undifferentiated · mitosis · angiogenesis · apoptosis · DNA damage · biomarker · receptor
carcinomasbenign tumors
Nonmalignant abnormal tissue growths
adenomas · fibromas · lipomas · papillomas · hemangiomas
- renal cell carcinomaKidney's most common malignancy
- basal cell carcinomaEpidermal malignancy, rarely metastatic