"Carcinoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 and not a synonym for "cancer."
Descriptor ID |
D002277
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MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200
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Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma- Carcinoma
- Carcinomas
- Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant
- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms
- Epithelial Neoplasm, Malignant
- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasm
- Neoplasm, Malignant Epithelial
- Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial
- Epithelial Tumors, Malignant
- Epithelial Tumor, Malignant
- Malignant Epithelial Tumor
- Malignant Epithelial Tumors
- Tumor, Malignant Epithelial
- Epithelioma
- Epitheliomas
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Carcinoma".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Carcinoma".
- Carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
- Carcinoma, Basosquamous
- Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor
- Carcinoma, Giant Cell
- Carcinoma, Krebs 2
- Carcinoma, Large Cell
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung
- Carcinoma, Papillary
- Carcinoma, Small Cell
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
- Carcinoma, Verrucous
- Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma
- Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic
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1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma" by people in Profiles.
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Multiglandular parathyroid carcinoma: a case report and brief review. South Med J. 2007 Aug; 100(8):841-4.
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Overexpression of human papillomavirus type 16 oncoproteins enhances hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha protein accumulation and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in human cervical carcinoma cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 May 01; 13(9):2568-76.
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Primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to simultaneous bilateral parathyroid carcinoma. Ear Nose Throat J. 2002 Jun; 81(6):395-8, 400-1.
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The National Cancer Data Base report on malignant epithelial ovarian carcinoma in African-American women. Cancer. 1997 Aug 15; 80(4):816-26.
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p16 overexpression: a potential early indicator of transformation in ovarian carcinoma. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 1997 Mar-Apr; 4(2):95-102.
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Prognostic significance of human papillomavirus DNA in vulvar carcinoma. Obstet Gynecol. 1995 May; 85(5 Pt 1):709-15.
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Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1993 Feb; 76(2):529-33.
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Hyperparathyroidism secondary to parathyroid carcinoma in pregnancy. A case report. J Reprod Med. 1987 Feb; 32(2):123-5.