loading...| Preferred Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Esophageal_Carcinoma |
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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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| FULL_SYN |
Cancer of Esophagus Esophageal Cancer Carcinoma of the Esophagus Cancer of the Esophagus Esophagus Carcinoma Carcinoma of Esophagus |
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| isDefinedBy |
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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Esophageal Carcinoma |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Esophageal_Carcinoma |
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| prefLabel |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
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| Synonym |
Cancer of Esophagus Esophageal Cancer Carcinoma of the Esophagus Cancer of the Esophagus Esophagus Carcinoma Carcinoma of Esophagus |
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| subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Gastrointestinal_Carcinoma http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Malignant_Esophageal_Neoplasm |