Carcinoma

"Carcinoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A malignant neoplasm made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. It is a histological type of neoplasm and not a synonym for "cancer."

Descriptor ID	D002277
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.470.200
Concept/Terms	Carcinoma Carcinoma Carcinomas Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms Epithelial Neoplasm, Malignant Malignant Epithelial Neoplasm Neoplasm, Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial Epithelial Tumors, Malignant Epithelial Tumor, Malignant Malignant Epithelial Tumor Malignant Epithelial Tumors Tumor, Malignant Epithelial Epithelioma Epitheliomas Carcinoma, Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Undifferentiated Undifferentiated Carcinoma Undifferentiated Carcinomas Carcinoma, Anaplastic Carcinoma, Anaplastic Anaplastic Carcinoma Anaplastic Carcinomas Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell Carcinoma, Spindle Cell Spindle-Cell Carcinoma Spindle-Cell Carcinomas Carcinomatosis Carcinomatosis Carcinomatoses

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Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
Carcinoma [C04.557.470.200]

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Bar chart showing 110 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1992	2	0	2
1993	1	0	1
1994	1	0	1
1995	1	0	1
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	3	0	3
2001	2	0	2
2002	4	0	4
2003	6	2	8
2004	7	1	8
2005	6	2	8
2006	9	0	9
2007	3	1	4
2008	6	1	7
2009	10	1	11
2010	8	0	8
2011	10	2	12
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	6	0	6
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2020	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma" by people in Profiles.

Herskovitz E, Solomides C, Barta J, Evans N, Kane G. Detection of lung carcinoma arising from ground glass opacities (GGO) after 5 years - A retrospective review. Respir Med. 2022 05; 196:106803.

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Kleinmann N, Matin SF, Pierorazio PM, Gore JL, Shabsigh A, Hu B, Chamie K, Godoy G, Hubosky S, Rivera M, O'Donnell M, Quek M, Raman JD, Knoedler JJ, Scherr D, Stern J, Weight C, Weizer A, Woods M, Kaimakliotis H, Smith AB, Linehan J, Coleman J, Humphreys MR, Pak R, Lifshitz D, Verni M, Adibi M, Amin MB, Seltzer E, Klein I, Konorty M, Strauss-Ayali D, Hakim G, Schoenberg M, Lerner SP. Primary chemoablation of low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma using UGN-101, a mitomycin-containing reverse thermal gel (OLYMPUS): an open-label, single-arm, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 06; 21(6):776-785.

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Parsel SM, Jawad BA, McCoul ED. SMARCB1-Deficient Sinonasal Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Case Report. World Neurosurg. 2020 Apr; 136:305-310.

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Haddad RI, Nasr C, Bischoff L, Busaidy NL, Byrd D, Callender G, Dickson P, Duh QY, Ehya H, Goldner W, Haymart M, Hoh C, Hunt JP, Iagaru A, Kandeel F, Kopp P, Lamonica DM, McIver B, Raeburn CD, Ridge JA, Ringel MD, Scheri RP, Shah JP, Sippel R, Smallridge RC, Sturgeon C, Wang TN, Wirth LJ, Wong RJ, Johnson-Chilla A, Hoffmann KG, Gurski LA. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Thyroid Carcinoma, Version 2.2018. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 12; 16(12):1429-1440.

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Pickel H, Brachtel E, Young RH. XXXI. Julius Schottlaender. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2018 Nov; 37(6):590-595.

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Covinsky M, Cai Z, Ambelil M, Liu J, Zhu H. Low Grade Carcinoma Ex-Pleomorphic Adenoma: Diagnosis and Diagnostic Challenges Caused by Fine Needle Aspiration: Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature. Head Neck Pathol. 2018 Mar; 12(1):82-88.

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Ambelil M, Sultana S, Roy S, Gonzalez MM. Anaplastic Transformation in Mandibular Metastases of Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2016 Sep; 46(5):552-6.

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Joneja U, Vranic S, Swensen J, Feldman R, Chen W, Kimbrough J, Xiao N, Reddy S, Palazzo J, Gatalica Z. Comprehensive profiling of metaplastic breast carcinomas reveals frequent overexpression of programmed death-ligand 1. J Clin Pathol. 2017 Mar; 70(3):255-259.

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Mossanen M, Holt S, Gore JL, Lin DW, Wright JL. 15 Years of penile cancer management in the United States: An analysis of the use of partial penectomy for localized disease and chemotherapy in the metastatic setting. Urol Oncol. 2016 12; 34(12):530.e1-530.e7.

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Polansky M, Yuh B, Israel G. A Rare Left Gastric Artery Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as a Pancreatic Mass. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Aug; 111(8):1213-4.

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