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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
Terms associated with Carcinoma in situ:
Terms Similar to Carcinoma in situ:
Source - WordNet 2.1
- Carcinoma, Intraepithelial
- Carcinoma, Preinvasive
Source - MeSH 2007
More specific terms for Carcinoma in situ:
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
MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:
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