 Carcinoma
"Carcinoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 but is often wrongly used as a synonym for "cancer." (From Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002277
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma- Carcinoma
- Carcinomas
- Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant
- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms
- Epithelial Neoplasm, Malignant
- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasm
- Neoplasm, Malignant Epithelial
- Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial
- Epithelial Tumors, Malignant
- Epithelial Tumor, Malignant
- Malignant Epithelial Tumor
- Malignant Epithelial Tumors
- Tumor, Malignant Epithelial
- Tumors, Malignant Epithelial
- Epithelioma
- Epitheliomas
Carcinoma, Undifferentiated- Carcinoma, Undifferentiated
- Carcinomas, Undifferentiated
- Undifferentiated Carcinoma
- Undifferentiated Carcinomas
Carcinoma, Anaplastic- Carcinoma, Anaplastic
- Anaplastic Carcinoma
- Anaplastic Carcinomas
- Carcinomas, Anaplastic
Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell- Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell
- Carcinoma, Spindle Cell
- Carcinomas, Spindle-Cell
- Spindle-Cell Carcinoma
- Spindle-Cell Carcinomas
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Carcinoma".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Carcinoma".
- Carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
- Carcinoma, Basosquamous
- Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor
- Carcinoma, Giant Cell
- Carcinoma, Krebs 2
- Carcinoma, Large Cell
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung
- Carcinoma, Papillary
- Carcinoma, Small Cell
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
- Carcinoma, Verrucous
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Carcinoma" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Carcinoma" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma" by people in Profiles.
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Evans AG, French CA, Cameron MJ, Fletcher CD, Jackman DM, Lathan CS, Sholl LM. Pathologic characteristics of NUT midline carcinoma arising in the mediastinum. Am J Surg Pathol. 2012 Aug; 36(8):1222-7.
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Naunheim MR, Abbott MM, Lin HW, Faquin WC, Deschler DG. Pathology quiz case 3. Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma(CXPA), salivary duct carcinoma type, noninvasive. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Aug 1; 138(8):781.
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Hvid H, Fendt SM, Blouin MJ, Birman E, Voisin G, Svendsen AM, Frank R, Vander Heiden MG, Stephanopoulos G, Hansen BF, Pollak M. Stimulation of MC38 tumor growth by insulin analog X10 involves the serine synthesis pathway. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2012 Aug; 19(4):557-74.
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Rota M, Scotti L, Turati F, Tramacere I, Islami F, Bellocco R, Negri E, Corrao G, Boffetta P, La Vecchia C, Bagnardi V. Alcohol consumption and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis of the dose-risk relation. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2012 Jul; 21(4):350-9.
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Nimptsch K, Platz EA, Willett WC, Giovannucci E. Association between plasma 25-OH vitamin D and testosterone levels in men. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2012 Jul; 77(1):106-12.
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Dizon DS, Damstrup L, Finkler NJ, Lassen U, Celano P, Glasspool R, Crowley E, Lichenstein HS, Knoblach P, Penson RT. Phase II activity of belinostat (PXD-101), carboplatin, and paclitaxel in women with previously treated ovarian cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2012 Jul; 22(6):979-86.
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Lu HJ, Chen KW, Tzeng CH, Liu JH, Chiou TJ, Yen CC, Chao TC, Teng HW, Chen MH, Liu CY, Wang WS, Chang PM, Yang MH. Evaluation of prognosis for carcinoma of unknown origin in elderly patients. Oncology. 2012; 83(1):24-30.
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Alsop K, Fereday S, Meldrum C, deFazio A, Emmanuel C, George J, Dobrovic A, Birrer MJ, Webb PM, Stewart C, Friedlander M, Fox S, Bowtell D, Mitchell G. BRCA mutation frequency and patterns of treatment response in BRCA mutation-positive women with ovarian cancer: a report from the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jul 20; 30(21):2654-63.
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Mawatari T, Morishita K, Ohori S, Kuroda Y, Uehara M, Watanabe A. Bullectomy via left thoracotomy for right pneumothorax. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2012 Jun; 20(3):354.
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Patel R, Khan A, Wirth D, Kamionek M, Kandil D, Quinlan R, Yaroslavsky AN. Multimodal optical imaging for detecting breast cancer. J Biomed Opt. 2012 Jun; 17(6):066008.
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