any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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derivationally related form
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liver cancer, cancer of the liver
adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma
breast cancer
carcinoma in situ, preinvasive cancer
colon cancer
embryonal carcinoma
endometrial carcinoma, endometrial cancer
hepatoma, malignant hepatoma, hepatocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma
lung cancer
mesothelioma
oat cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma
oral cancer
pancreatic cancer
seminoma, testicular cancer
skin cancer
trophoblastic cancer
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