Neoplastic Process
transitional cell carcinoma
tran·si·tion·al cell car·ci·no·ma
Subclass of:
Carcinoma
Definitions related to carcinoma, transitional cell:
  • (transitional cell carcinoma) A malignant neoplasm arising from the transitional epithelium, usually affecting the urinary bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis. It may or may not have a papillary configuration. It is graded 1 to 3 or 4 according to the degree of cellular differentiation and architectural patterns. Grade 1 transitional cell carcinoma is histologically benign but it may recur. Transitional cell carcinomas may also affect the upper respiratory tract and the ovaries.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (transitional cell carcinoma) Cancer that forms in transitional cells in the lining of the bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis (the part of the kidney that collects, holds, and drains urine). Transitional cells are cells that can change shape and stretch without breaking apart.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (transitional cell carcinoma) Malignant tumor arising from a transitional type of stratified epithelium, usually affecting the urinary bladder.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A malignant neoplasm derived from TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIAL CELLS, occurring chiefly in the URINARY BLADDER; URETERS; or RENAL PELVIS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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