Neoplastic Process
mucinous adenocarcinoma
mu·ci·nous ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous; Adenocarcinoma
Definitions related to mucinous adenocarcinoma:
  • (adenocarcinoma, mucinous, malignant) An adenocarcinoma comprising neoplastic glandular cells containing intracytoplasmic mucin.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (mucinous carcinoma) A type of cancer that begins in cells that line certain internal organs and produce mucin (the main component of mucus).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An invasive adenocarcinoma composed of malignant glandular cells which contain intracytoplasmic mucin. Often, the infiltrating glandular structures are associated with mucoid stromal formation. It may arise from the large and small intestine, appendix, stomach, lung, ovary, breast, corpus uteri, cervix, vagina, and salivary gland.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (adenocarcinoma, mucinous) An adenocarcinoma producing mucin in significant amounts. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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