carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə 
plural carcinomas also carcinomata
ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə-tə
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin
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four deaths attributable to carcinoma
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
Advertisement Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer in the United States, followed by squamous cell carcinoma.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Baseline estimates presented at a conference last month blame alcohol for over a third of esophageal cancers (mostly squamous cell carcinoma) and oral cavity and pharynx cancers, and a quarter of liver cancer cases.
—Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker, STAT, 27 June 2024
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carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə
plural carcinomas or carcinomata
-mət-ə
: a tumor that consists of epithelial cells and is often fatal if not treated
Medical Definition
carcinoma
noun
car·ci·no·ma
ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə
plural carcinomas also carcinomata
-mət-ə
: a malignant tumor of epithelial origin compare sarcoma
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