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Descriptor English:
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Carcinoma
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Carcinoma
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Carcinoma
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Synonyms English:
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Epithelioma
Carcinoma, Anaplastic
Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell
Carcinoma, Undifferentiated
Carcinomatosis
Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant
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Tree Number:
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C04.557.470.200
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Definition English:
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A malignant neoplasm made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. It is a histological type of neoplasm but is often wrongly used as a synonym for "cancer." (From Dorland, 27th ed) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not use for "cancer" routinely: use only for carcinoma as a histological type: Manual 24.2.1.3; /blood supply /chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM); X ref CARCINOMA, ANAPLASTIC: do not coord with ANAPLASIA unless anaplasia is particularly discussed
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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2320
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Unique Identifier:
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D002277
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Occurrence in VHL:
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