carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə 
plural carcinomas also carcinomata
ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə-tə
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin
Examples of carcinoma in a Sentence
four deaths attributable to carcinoma
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Anna died at age 29 on Dec. 9, 2023, following a diagnosis of stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
The study showed that the risk of several cancers—including hepatocellular carcinoma, gallbladder cancer, and pancreatic cancer—decreased by more than 50% in patients with diabetes taking a GLP-1 when compared to those on insulin.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
The risk was cut by more than half for gallbladder cancer, meningioma, pancreatic cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma, a kind of liver cancer.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 5 July 2024
The most common is urothelial carcinoma, also known as transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), but there are other rarer types known as squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and sarcoma.28
If the pathologist finds cancer, the next step is to stage and grade the malignancy.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
The study showed that the risk of several cancers—including hepatocellular carcinoma, gallbladder cancer, and pancreatic cancer—decreased by more than 50% in patients with diabetes taking a GLP-1 when compared to those on insulin.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
The risk was cut by more than half for gallbladder cancer, meningioma, pancreatic cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma, a kind of liver cancer.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 5 July 2024
The most common is urothelial carcinoma, also known as transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), but there are other rarer types known as squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and sarcoma.28
If the pathologist finds cancer, the next step is to stage and grade the malignancy.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
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carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə
plural carcinomas or carcinomata
-mət-ə
: a tumor that consists of epithelial cells and is often fatal if not treated
Medical Definition
carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə
plural carcinomas also carcinomata
-mət-ə
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin compare sarcoma
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