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CARCINOMATOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being or relating to carcinoma

Example:

a carcinomatous lesion

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)

Derivation:

carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)

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 Context examples: 

A cystic epithelial neoplasm characterized by the presence of columnar mucin-producing epithelial cells, ovarian-type stroma formation, and a focal or extensive invasive carcinomatous component.

(Pancreatic Mucinous-Cystic Neoplasm with an Associated Invasive Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cystic epithelial neoplasm characterized by the presence of columnar mucin-producing epithelial cells, ovarian-type stroma formation, and the absence of an invasive carcinomatous component.

(Non-Invasive Pancreatic Mucinous-Cystic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal carcinoma, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, leptomeningeal metastasis, meningeal carcinomatosis, and meningeal metastasis.

(Neoplastic meningitis, NCI Dictionary)

Also called carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal carcinoma, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, leptomeningeal metastasis, meningeal metastasis, and neoplastic meningitis.

(Meningeal carcinomatosis, NCI Dictionary)

Also called carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal carcinoma, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, leptomeningeal metastasis, meningeal carcinomatosis, and neoplastic meningitis.

(Meningeal metastasis, NCI Dictionary)

A breast carcinoma characterized by the presence of a ductal carcinoma in situ component and an in situ or invasive lobular carcinomatous component.

(Intraductal and Lobular Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The carcinomatous component is usually an adenocarcinoma.

(Gallbladder Papillary Neoplasm with an Associated Invasive Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The malignant component most often is sarcomatous (rhabdomyosarcoma or undifferentiated sarcoma) or carcinomatous (squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma).

(Central Nervous System Teratoma with Malignant Transformation, NCI Thesaurus)

An unusual colon carcinoma characterized by the presence of glandular and squamous carcinomatous components.

(Colon Adenosquamous Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant tumor composed of a mixture of carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements.

(Carcinosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)