loading...| Preferred Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
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| Definitions |
A malignant epithelial tumor arising from the esophageal mucosa. Two major histologic types of esophageal carcinoma have been described: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. This type of cancer is associated with excessive ethanol and cigarette usage. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3513 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Cancer that forms in tissues lining the esophagus (the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach). Two types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the esophagus) and adenocarcinoma (cancer that begins in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). |
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| code |
C3513 |
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| Contributing_Source |
Cellosaurus CPTAC CTEP CTRP GDC |
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| definition |
A malignant epithelial tumor arising from the esophageal mucosa. Two major histologic types of esophageal carcinoma have been described: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. This type of cancer is associated with excessive ethanol and cigarette usage. |
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| Display_Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C138190 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C158520 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C102905 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C177537 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C156952 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C158035 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C116977 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C126659 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C138188 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C165258 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C103064 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C118168 |
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| label |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Esophageal_Carcinoma |
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| Maps_To |
Esophageal Cancer |
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| Neoplastic_Status |
Malignant |
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| Preferred_Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
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| prefixIRI |
NCIT:C3513 |
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| prefLabel |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
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| Semantic_Type |
Neoplastic Process |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0152018 |
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