loading...| Preferred Name |
adenocarcinoma of the lung |
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| Synonyms |
lung, adenocarcinoma of the Adenocarcinoma of Lung Lung Adenocarcinoma lung cancer, adenocarcinoma non-oat cell adenocarcinoma of the lung |
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| Definitions |
A carcinoma characterized by the presence of malignant glandular epithelial cells. There is a male predilection with a male to female ratio of 2:1. Usually lung adenocarcinoma is asymptomatic and is identified through screening studies or as an incidental radiologic finding. If clinical symptoms are present they include shortness of breath, cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, and fever. Tobacco smoke is a known risk factor. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3512" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3512" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039837 |
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| altLabel |
lung, adenocarcinoma of the Adenocarcinoma of Lung Lung Adenocarcinoma lung cancer, adenocarcinoma non-oat cell adenocarcinoma of the lung |
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| cui |
C0152013 |
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| definition |
A carcinoma characterized by the presence of malignant glandular epithelial cells. There is a male predilection with a male to female ratio of 2:1. Usually lung adenocarcinoma is asymptomatic and is identified through screening studies or as an incidental radiologic finding. If clinical symptoms are present they include shortness of breath, cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, and fever. Tobacco smoke is a known risk factor. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3512" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3512" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| Legacy PDQ ID |
2516 |
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| NCI ID |
C3512 |
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| notation |
CDR0000039837 |
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| ORIG STY |
Neoplasm diagnosis |
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| prefLabel |
adenocarcinoma of the lung |
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| tui |
T191 |
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| subClassOf |