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Adenocarcinoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000236

Cancer that forms in the glandular tissue, which lines certain internal organs and makes and releases substances in the body, such as mucus, digestive juices, and other fluids. Most cancers of the breast, lung, esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, prostate, and uterus are adenocarcinomas.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000236
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000236",
  "term": "Adenocarcinoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that forms in the glandular tissue, which lines certain internal organs and makes and releases substances in the body, such as mucus, digestive juices, and other fluids. Most cancers of the breast, lung, esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, prostate, and uterus are adenocarcinomas.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/adenocarcinoma/"
}

Record 384 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.