#carcinoma any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
supertype: cancer__malignant_neoplastic_disease any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
subtype: liver_cancer__livercancer__cancer_of_the_liver malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort
subtype: adenocarcinoma__glandular_cancer__glandularcancer__glandular_carcinoma__glandularcarcinoma malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
subtype: prostate_cancer__prostatic_adenocarcinoma__prostaticadenocarcinoma cancer of the prostate gland
subtype: breast_cancer cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
subtype: carcinoma_in_situ__preinvasive_cancer__preinvasivecancer a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body
subtype: colon_cancer__coloncancer a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
subtype: embryonal_carcinoma malignant neoplasm of the testis
subtype: endometrial_carcinoma__endometrialcarcinoma__endometrial_cancer__endometrialcancer cancer of the uterine lining
subtype: malignant_hepatoma__malignanthepatoma__hepatoma__hepatocarcinoma__hepatocellular_carcinoma carcinoma of the liver
subtype: lung_cancer carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
subtype: mesothelioma a rare form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust
subtype: oat_cell_carcinoma__small_cell_carcinoma highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas
subtype: oral_cancer malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60
subtype: pancreatic_cancer cancer of the pancreas
subtype: seminoma__testicular_cancer malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men
subtype: skin_cancer a malignant neoplasm of the skin
subtype: cancroid__squamous_cell_carcinoma the most common form of skin cancer
subtype: epithelioma a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
subtype: malignant_melanoma__malignantmelanoma__melanoma any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes
subtype: trophoblastic_cancer__trophoblasticcancer malignant neoplasm of the uterus derived from the epithelium of the chorion
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