Metaplastic carcinoma
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| Term | Metaplastic carcinoma |
| Short definition | metaplastic carcinoma - (pronounced) (meh-tuh-PLAS-tik KAR-sih-NOH-moo) A general term used to describe cancer that begins in cells that have changed into another cell type (for example, a squamous cell of the esophagus that changes to resemble a stomach cell). In some cases, metaplastic changes alone can mean that the site is more likely to develop cancer |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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metaplastic carcinoma - (pronounced) (meh-tuh-PLAS-tik KAR-sih-NOH-moo) A general term used to describe cancer that begins in cells that have changed into another cell type (for example, a squamous cell of the esophagus that changes to resemble a stomach cell). In some cases, metaplastic changes alone can mean that the site is more likely to develop cancer
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Metaplastic carcinoma
- Wikipedia's article - Metaplastic carcinoma
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