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Malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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adenocarcinoma
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Adenocarcinoma (; plural adenocarcinomas or adenocarcinomata ) is a type of cancerous tumor that can occur in several parts of the body. It is defined as neoplasia of epithelial tissue that has glandular origin, glandular characteristics, or both. Adenocarcinomas ...
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n. malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn: glandular cancer , glandular carcinoma ] [also: adenocarcinomata (pl)]
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n. (context oncology English) Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.
Usage examples of adenocarcinoma.
Even with treatment, only one in eight adenocarcinoma patients are alive five years after diagnosis, and most were gone—that’s the word she used: “gone,” as though we’d slipped out to the corner store for a loaf of bread, as though we’d called it a night, turned in, gotta get up early tomorrow—most were gone much sooner than that.