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EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Malignant neoplasm of the testis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("embryonal carcinoma" is a kind of...):
carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)
Context examples:
This category includes teratoma, choriocarcinoma, embryonal carcinoma, and yolk sac tumor.
(Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include: germinoma, embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma, and teratoma.
(Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, dysgerminoma, and non-gestational choriocarcinoma.
(Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant mixed germ cell tumor characterized by the presence of a choriocarcinomatous component admixed with another germ cell component (e.g. embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, or seminoma).
(Choriocarcinoma Combined with Other Germ Cell Elements, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of embryonal carcinoma and teratoma components.
(Childhood Testicular Mixed Embryonal Carcinoma and Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An embryonal carcinoma that arises from the testis during childhood.
(Childhood Testicular Embryonal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An embryonal carcinoma that arises from the ovary and occurs in children.
(Childhood Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include prostate carcinoma, penile carcinoma, testicular seminoma, and testicular embryonal carcinoma.
(Malignant Male Reproductive System Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
It includes the dysgerminoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma, embryonal carcinoma and immature teratoma.
(Childhood Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, and seminoma.
(Malignant Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)