glandular carcinoma

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Noun1.glandular carcinoma - malignant tumor originating in glandular epitheliumglandular carcinoma - malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer
carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
prostate cancer, prostatic adenocarcinoma - cancer of the prostate gland
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"Because I worked in nursing I was very aware that the cancer I had was a very invasive but obscure glandular carcinoma.
John's long run of thanks
The glandular carcinoma, as suffered by Joanne, is a malignant tumour which occurs in the surface layer either of the skin or lining tissues.
Cervical cancer: the condition and the facts
With hematoxylin-eosin staining, epithelial (epithelioid) mesothelioma (the most common histopathological subtype, 50-75% of cases) may present the same morphology of glandular carcinomas, as in this case.
Asbestos-induced peritoneal mesothelioma in a construction worker
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