adenocarcinoma
noun
ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma
ˌa-də-(ˌ)nō-ˌkär-sə-ˈnō-mə 
: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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According to the Mayo Clinic, the most common type is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, which begins in the cells that line ducts that carry digestive enzymes out of the pancreas.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Squamous cell carcinomas develop in the airways of the lungs, as opposed to adenocarcinomas that develop on the outer edges of the lungs.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
An aggressive cancer featuring adenocarcinomas, cancer that develops in the glands that line your organs, and carcinoids, a type of slow-growing tumor.
—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
However, lung adenocarcinoma can also manifest in abdominal pain, bone pain, headaches, and/or mucus secretion: symptoms that aren’t necessarily specific to lung cancer and that may cause the cancer to be misdiagnosed.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Squamous cell carcinomas develop in the airways of the lungs, as opposed to adenocarcinomas that develop on the outer edges of the lungs.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
An aggressive cancer featuring adenocarcinomas, cancer that develops in the glands that line your organs, and carcinoids, a type of slow-growing tumor.
—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
However, lung adenocarcinoma can also manifest in abdominal pain, bone pain, headaches, and/or mucus secretion: symptoms that aren’t necessarily specific to lung cancer and that may cause the cancer to be misdiagnosed.
—Eva Epker, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
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adenocarcinoma
noun
ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma
-ˌkärs-ᵊn-ˈō-mə
plural adenocarcinomas also adenocarcinomata
-mət-ə
: a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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