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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

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Source - WordNet 2.1

  • Carcinoma, Intraepithelial
  • Carcinoma, Preinvasive

Source - MeSH 2007

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Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Carcinoma in situ

Source - MeSH 2007

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

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