"Carcinoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
	
	
		
			
			
				A malignant neoplasm made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. It is a histological type of neoplasm and not a synonym for "cancer."
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D002277 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C04.557.470.200 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | CarcinomaCarcinomaCarcinomasEpithelial Neoplasms, MalignantMalignant Epithelial NeoplasmsEpithelial Neoplasm, MalignantMalignant Epithelial NeoplasmNeoplasm, Malignant EpithelialNeoplasms, Malignant EpithelialEpithelial Tumors, MalignantEpithelial Tumor, MalignantMalignant Epithelial TumorMalignant Epithelial TumorsTumor, Malignant EpithelialEpitheliomaEpitheliomas
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				Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Carcinoma".
				
			 
			
			
				Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Carcinoma".
				
					
						- Carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
- Carcinoma, Basosquamous
- Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor
- Carcinoma, Giant Cell
- Carcinoma, Krebs 2
- Carcinoma, Large Cell
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung
- Carcinoma, Papillary
- Carcinoma, Small Cell
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
- Carcinoma, Verrucous
- Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma
- Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic
 
			 
		 
	 
 
                                        
                                            
	
	
		
			
			
					
				This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Carcinoma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Carcinoma" was a major or minor topic of these publications. 
				
					 
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Oncologic Safety of Close Margins in Patients With Low- to Intermediate-Grade Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 02 01; 150(2):107-116. 
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								Decursin inhibits EGFR-ERK1/2 signaling axis in advanced human prostate carcinoma cells. Prostate. 2023 May; 83(6):534-546. 
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								Diagnostic and prognostic role of protein and ultrastructural alterations at cell-extracellular matrix junctions in neoplastic progression of human oral malignancy. Ultrastruct Pathol. 2022 Sep 03; 46(5):476-489. 
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								Identification of potential biomarkers and novel therapeutic targets through genomic analysis of small cell bladder carcinoma and associated clinical outcomes. Urol Oncol. 2022 08; 40(8):383.e1-383.e10. 
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								HER2-positive apocrine carcinoma of the breast: a population-based analysis of treatment and outcome. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Jun; 193(2):523-533. 
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								An Update on the Molecular and Clinical Characteristics of Apocrine Carcinoma of the Breast. Clin Breast Cancer. 2022 06; 22(4):e576-e585. 
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								Interlobular Septal Thickening in a Young Man With Dyspnea. Chest. 2021 12; 160(6):e645-e650. 
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								S100P as a marker for poor survival and advanced stage in gallbladder carcinoma. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2021 Jun; 52:151736. 
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								Oral Cavity Cancer Outcomes in Remote, Betel Nut-Endemic Pacific Islands. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2020 Dec; 129(12):1215-1220. 
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								Novel targetable biomarkers in clear cell carcinoma of the breast uncovered by molecular profiling: A study of nine cases. Breast J. 2020 09; 26(9):1781-1783.