CARCINOMA IN SITU

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Meaning:

A cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body

Synonyms:

carcinoma in situ; preinvasive cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("carcinoma in situ" is a kind of...):

carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)

Paget disease of the breast associated with the presence of a usually high grade ductal carcinoma in situ in the lactiferous glands.

(Paget Disease and Intraductal Carcinoma of the Breast, NCI Thesaurus)

Perihilar bile duct cancer with a finding of carcinoma in situ.

(Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer pTis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called stage 0 nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ.

(Nonmelanoma carcinoma in situ, NCI Dictionary)

Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast with minimal stromal invasion.

(Microinvasive Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It includes lesions termed moderate dysplasia, and carcinoma in situ (severe dysplasia). (WHO, 2000) — 2003

(Esophageal High Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Exhibiting or pertaining to microinvasion, the microscopic extension of malignant cells into adjacent tissue in carcinoma in situ.

(Microinvasive, NCI Thesaurus)

Two types of ductal carcinomas have been described: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive ductal carcinoma, not otherwise specified.

(Ductal Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Types of DIN include atypical ductal hyperplasia and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

(DIN, NCI Dictionary)

In most cases it is associated with carcinoma in situ.

(Bladder Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A form of squamous cell carcinoma in situ.

(Bowen Disease of the Skin, NCI Thesaurus)