adenocarcinoma

Examples

• All

• 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

C

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

C

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

M

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

M

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

M

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

G

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

G

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

P

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

E

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

B

benign tumor

• Specialized

3 3.4

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

Compounds

P

prostatic adenocarcinoma

• Specialized

6.5

A cancer that starts in the gland cells of the prostate

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology