Neoplastic Process
adenosquamous carcinoma Audio
[ a-deh-noh-skway-mus kar-sih-noh-muh ]
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed; Carcinoma
Definitions related to adenosquamous carcinoma:
  • (carcinoma, adenosquamous, malignant) An epithelial neoplasm composed of malignant glandular and malignant squamous cells.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A type of cancer that contains two types of cells: squamous cells (thin, flat cells that line certain organs) and gland-like cells.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An invasive carcinoma composed of malignant glandular cells and malignant squamous cells.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (carcinoma, adenosquamous) A mixed adenocarcinoma and squamous cell or epidermoid carcinoma.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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