- bronchogenic carcinoma
- Cancer that begins in the tissue that lines or covers the airways of the lungs, including small cell and non-small cell lung cancer.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
bronchogenic carcinoma
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bronchogenic carcinoma — any of a large group of carcinomas of the lung, so called because they arise from the epithelium of the bronchial tree. Four primary subtypes are distinguished: adenocarcinoma of the lung, large cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, and squamous… … Medical dictionary
bronchogenic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|jenik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bronch + genic : relating to or arising in or by way of the air passages of the lungs bronchogenic spread of infection bronchogenic carcinoma … Useful english dictionary
bronchogenic — adjective Date: 1927 of, relating to, or arising in or by way of the air passages of the lungs < bronchogenic carcinoma > … New Collegiate Dictionary
bronchogenic — Of bronchial origin; emanating from the bronchi. SYN: bronchiogenic. * * * bron·cho·gen·ic .bräŋ kə jen ik adj of, relating to, or arising in or by way of the air passages of the lungs <bronchogenic carcinoma> * * * bron·cho·gen·ic (brong… … Medical dictionary
carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other … Medical dictionary
bronchogenic adenocarcinoma — the usual type of adenocarcinoma of the lung, as distinguished from the subtype bronchioloalveolar carcinoma … Medical dictionary
Combined small-cell lung carcinoma — Classification and external resources Combined small cell lung carcinoma containing a component of squamous cell carcinoma ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
adenosquamous carcinoma — 1. adenoacanthoma. 2. a diverse category of bronchogenic carcinoma with areas of glandular, squamous, and large cell differentiation; in some cases inclusion of a tumor in this category rather than in one of the more specific categories of… … Medical dictionary
squamous carcinoma — n SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA * * * squamous cell carcinoma 1. carcinoma developed from squamous epithelium, having cuboid cells and characterized by keratinization and often by preservation of intercellular bridges. In the skin, it may originate in… … Medical dictionary
Large cell carcinoma — A group of lung cancers in which the cells are large and look abnormal. * * * a type of bronchogenic carcinoma of undifferentiated (anaplastic) cells of large size, a variety of squamous cell carcinoma that has undergone further dedifferentiation … Medical dictionary
