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adenocarcinoma

adenocarcinoma

2 9.6
A cancer that starts in the cells of body glands
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪdɪnoʊˌkɑːrsɪˈnoʊmə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : adenocarcinoma
  • The doctor diagnosed her with adenocarcinoma after reviewing the biopsy results.
  • polymorphous adenocarcinoma
  • prostate adenocarcinoma
  • oesophageal adenocarcinoma

Examples

  • Early detection of adenocarcinoma significantly increases the chances of effective treatment.

  • Two major risk factors for oesophageal adenocarcinoma are gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Barrett's oesophagus (BE).

    Academic text (2007)
  • Here we report on a 65-year-old female patient with advanced pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Concerning the lung, this is the first report of an adenocarcinoma metastasizing into a carcinoid.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The tumor was identified as a poorly differentiated metastatic adenocarcinoma, and she was referred to our institution.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Incidence of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus continues to increase by 5-10% per year.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Distant metastases other than those in lymph nodes appear to be relatively more frequent in adenocarcinoma.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The low smoking status and high incidence rate of adenocarcinoma constitute distinctive characteristics of lung cancer in Taiwanese females.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The final pathologic examination of the parotid revealed the presence of both an adenocarcinoma and an acinic cell carcinoma.

    Academic text (2005)
  • We present a case of solitary scapular metastasis from an esophageal adenocarcinoma arising in the lower end of the esophagus.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

cancer
vsadenocarcinoma
2.7

A serious disease in which body cells grow out of control and spread

is a specific subtype of that disease that begins in glandular tissue
carcinoma
vsadenocarcinoma
  • Specialized
11 5.8

A cancer that starts in the skin or inner layer of organs

is narrower by stressing glandular origin within epithelial tumors
malignancy
vsadenocarcinoma
  • Specialized
5 8.0

Cancer cells that grow without control and can destroy nearby tissue

is focused on the specific type of uncontrolled growth starting in glands
malignant tumor
vsadenocarcinoma
4 5.0

A group of harmful cells that grow and spread in the body

is more specific because it names tumors that start in gland tissue
malignant neoplasm
vsadenocarcinoma
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A cancer that grows into nearby tissue and can spread to other parts of the body

is more specific by indicating origin in glandular tissue rather than any cancer
glandular carcinoma
vsadenocarcinoma
  • Specialized
6.5

A cancer that starts in the cells of body glands

is the standard label for malignant tumors arising from glandular tissue
glandular cancer
vsadenocarcinoma
  • Specialized
4.8

A harmful growth that starts in the body's glands, like the breast or prostate

is the conventional term for such gland-originating malignant growths
prostatic adenocarcinoma
vsadenocarcinoma
  • Specialized
6.5

A cancer that starts in the gland cells of the prostate

is the broader name for gland-origin malignant tumors beyond a single organ
epithelioma
vsadenocarcinoma
  • Specialized
9.9

A cancer that starts in the thin tissue covering the body or organs

is specific to epithelial tumors that come from glands rather than any epithelium

Antonyms

benign tumor
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A growth in the body that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts

Compounds

6.5

A cancer that starts in the gland cells of the prostate

Surface Forms

Morphology

adenocarcinoma = adeno + carcin + oma

The components 'adeno', 'carcin', and 'oma' are specialized medical terms not transparent to general English learners.

Etymology

The word adenocarcinoma breaks into adeno- meaning 'gland' and carcinoma meaning 'cancer', a word that comes from an old word for 'crab'. So, adenocarcinoma is a cancer that starts in the body's gland cells.