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Carcinoma is another name for cancer. It can be found in just about any bodily tissue.
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What is a malignant tumor that is developed from epithelial tissue called?
A carcinoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.
What is carcinoma of the prostate?
Carcinoma of the prostate is a type of cancer of prostate, which involves the soft tissue or the connected tissue and not the gland cells.
Which type of tissue gives rise to a carcinoma?
Glands
Is a malignant tumor that occur in epithelial tissue?
A carcinoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.
A carcinoma arises from this tissue?
A carcinoma is a malignant growth made of epithelial cells and tend to move into surrounding tissues. There are many many types of carcinomas.
What is meant by well differenciated mucinous carcinoma?
A well differentiated mucinous carcinoma is a cancer that resembles glandular tissue which stains positive for substances that are produced by glands.
Why is carcinoma more common than sarcoma?
Carcinoma refers to cancers of the epithelium whereas sarcomas refer to cancers of the connective tissue.I would hazard a guess at carcinoma being more common because it is exposed to more exogenous toxins (e.g. cigarette smoke resulting in bronchial carcinoma) rather than the underlying connective tissue, coupled with the increased mitotic rate of epithelial tissue over connective tissue leading to more genetic defects developing.-student Dr.
What is the medical term meaning malignant tumor that is developed from epithelial tissue?
A malignant tumour of epithelial origin is called a carcinoma.
What is the medical term meaning malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed or invaded the surrounding tissue?
Carcinoma in situ
What is carsinoma?
Carcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in the epithelial cells. This type of cancer starts in a tissue that lines the surfaces of the body.
What is the medical term meaning tumor or neoplasm?
The term epithelium is the medical one used to describe the very thin tissue forming the outer layer of the body's surface and also that which lines the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.
What are cancers of the epithelium?
Carcinoma such as squamous cell carcinoma
