Carcinoma in situ

Introduction: Carcinoma in situ

Description of Carcinoma in situ

Carcinoma in situ: General medical term meaning cancer that is still in its original cells without spreading to other local cell types.

Carcinoma in situ: Cancer that involves only cells in the tissue in which it began and that has not spread to nearby tissues.
Source: National Institute of Health

Carcinoma in situ: a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Carcinoma in situ: A lesion with cytological characteristics associated with invasive carcinoma but the tumor cells are confined to the epithelium of origin, without invasion of the basement membrane.
Source: MeSH 2007

Carcinoma in situ: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Carcinoma in situ:

• In situ
• Carcinoma

Terms associated with Carcinoma in situ:

Terms Similar to Carcinoma in situ:

• preinvasive cancer

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Carcinoma, Intraepithelial
• Carcinoma, Preinvasive

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Carcinoma in situ:

• Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Carcinoma in situ

• Carcinoma

Source - MeSH 2007

• carcinoma

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Carcinoma in situ

The following list attempts to classify Carcinoma in situ into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• carcinoma
• cancer,malignant neoplastic disease
• malignant neoplasm,malignant tumor,metastatic tumor
• neoplasm,tumor,tumour
• growth
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms by Histologic Type
    • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
      • Carcinoma
        • Carcinoma in Situ

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