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MeSH Heading: Carcinoma
Tree Number(s): C04.557.470.200
Unique ID: D002277
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002277
Annotation: do not use for "cancer" routinely: use only for carcinoma as a histological type; coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term; entry term CARCINOMA, ANAPLASTIC: do not coordinate with ANAPLASIA unless anaplasia is particularly discussed
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Carcinoma, Anaplastic; Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell; Carcinoma, Undifferentiated; Carcinomatosis; Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant; Epithelial Tumors, Malignant; Epithelioma; Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

blood supply (BS)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

secondary (SC)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0003424
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Carcinoma Preferred Term
Term UI T006549
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Epithelioma
Term UI T006551
Date05/15/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms
Term UI T006552
Date05/27/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial
Term UI T006553
Date05/27/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant
Term UI T006554
Date05/27/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Epithelial Tumors, Malignant
Term UI T006550
Date05/27/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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