adenocarcinoma

…cancers are referred to as adenocarcinomas. The most common type of tumor, infiltrating ductal carcinoma, is a single hard barely movable lump. This type of tumor accounts for about 70 percent of all cases. Fewer than 15 percent of all cases are lobular carcinomas.

Adenocarcinomas are tumours in which the cancerous cells are arranged in the form of glands. Stomach cancers are usually adenocarcinomas, beginning in the glandular cells of the stomach lining. The most common type of pancreatic cancer is also an adenocarcinoma. Prostate cancer in men and…

…on a glandlike structure, so adenocarcinoma designates a malignant epithelial tumor with a similar growth pattern. Usually the term is followed by the organ of origin—for instance, adenocarcinoma of the lung.

…the colon and are called adenocarcinomas (see carcinoma). Other colorectal cancers may begin among hormone-producing cells, immune cells, or underlying connective tissue.

… cells lining the esophagus, and adenocarcinoma, which originates in glandular cells.

Adenocarcinoma accounts for a significant percentage of cases worldwide but appears to be especially prevalent in the United States, where it is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for about 40 percent of cases. Cells of adenocarcinoma are cube- or column-shaped, and they…

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma of the lung also has a more equal sex incidence than other types; although its incidence is increased in smokers, it may also be caused by other factors.

…disease may lead to intestinal adenocarcinoma (malignant tumour of glandular tissue) or intestinal lymphoma or to miscarriage in pregnant women. Pregnant women affected by the disease and thus suffering from vitamin deficiencies are also at an increased risk for giving birth to infants with

…(tumours) of the stomach, including adenocarcinoma and lymphoma of the stomach. A variety of less-common benign tumours of the stomach or stomach wall can also be successfully treated with partial gastrectomy. In addition, the operation is sometimes used to treat peptic ulcers because it eliminates the gastric-acid-secreting parietal cells in…

These tumors are called adenocarcinomas. Other stomach cancers can develop from the surrounding immune cells, hormone-producing cells, or connective tissue.