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carcinoma
Sign in to saveAlso known as epithelioma, malignant epithelioma, epithelial carcinoma, skin Epithelium tumor, epithelial tumor (qualifier value), epithelial skin tumor, tumor of surface epithelium (disorder), obsolete epithelial carcinoma
thumb|Squamous cell carcinoma occluding bronchus, with lymph node metastasis
A carcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in the cells covering the body's surfaces or lining its organs, such as the skin or airways. It matters because carcinomas can grow and spread to other parts of the body, as shown in cases where cancer cells reach nearby lymph nodes, potentially becoming life-threatening.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.caption
- Micrograph of a lung primary small cell carcinoma, a type of carcinoma. The clustered cancerous cells consist primarily of nucleus (purple); they have only a scant rim of cytoplasm. The surrounding pale staining, discoid cells are red blood cells. Cytopathology specimen. Field stain.
- Medical condition.field
- Oncology
- Medical condition.name
- Carcinoma
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- Small cell lung cancer - cytology.jpg
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Research
1,284,655 papers- Merkel cell carcinoma: An updated review of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment options.ReviewDermatologic therapy · 2022Hernandez LE, Mohsin N, Yaghi M et al.DOI: 10.1111/dth.15292
- Molecular advances in adenoid cystic carcinoma: Genetic and epigenetic insights.ReviewArchives of oral biology · 2025Almeida LO, Lopes-Delphino KL, Faustino ISP et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2025.106323
- Colorectal medullary carcinoma: a pathological subtype with intense immune response and potential to benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors.ReviewExpert review of clinical immunology · 2024Zou H, Liu C, Ruan Y et al.DOI: 10.1080/1744666X.2024.2328746
- Keratoacanthoma and infundibulocystic squamous cell carcinoma.ReviewThe American Journal of dermatopathology · 2008Kossard S, Tan KB, Choy CDOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318161310c
- Photodynamic Therapy for Basal Cell Carcinoma: The Clinical Context for Future Research Priorities.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Collier NJ, Rhodes LEDOI: 10.3390/molecules25225398
- Histologic subtypes of urothelial carcinoma: an update.ReviewCurrent opinion in urology · 2026Ertoy-Baydar DDOI: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000001358
- Advances of biomarkers in nasopharyngeal carcinoma's early detection.Science bulletin · 2024Zheng XH, Hildesheim A, Jia WHDOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.11.059
- Thymic carcinoma. Report of five cases and review of the literature.ReviewJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 1990Hartmann CA, Roth C, Minck C et al.DOI: 10.1007/BF01612643
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Histological types
- Carcinoma of unknown primary site
- ICD-10 code
- Carcinoma ''In situ''
- Pathogenesis
- Metastatic carcinoma
- Mutation
- Cause of mutations
- High frequency
- DNA repair
- Diagnosis
- Types
- Staging
- Grading
- Epidemiology
- References
- External links
thumb|Squamous cell carcinoma occluding bronchus, with lymph node metastasis
Carcinoma is a malignancy that develops from epithelial cells. Specifically, a carcinoma is a cancer that begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body, and that arises from cells originating in the endodermal, mesodermal or ectodermal germ layer during embryogenesis.
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