National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

Synonyms

Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium

Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified

Adenocarcinoma of Endometrium

Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

ADENOCARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIAL, MALIGNANT

Definitions

An adenocarcinoma arising from the uterine body cavity. This is the most frequent malignant tumor affecting the uterine body, and is linked to estrogen therapy. Most patients present with uterine bleeding and are over age 40 at the time of diagnosis. The prognosis depends on the stage of the tumor, the depth of the uterine wall invasion, and the histologic subtype. Endometrioid adenocarcinoma is the most frequently seen morphologic variant of endometrial adenocarcinoma.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C7359

ALT_DEFINITION

A malignant glandular neoplasm of the uterine lining.

code

C7359

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C88025

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C126659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118168

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C165258

Contributing_Source

Cellosaurus

CDISC

CTRP

DEFINITION

An adenocarcinoma arising from the uterine body cavity. This is the most frequent malignant tumor affecting the uterine body, and is linked to estrogen therapy. Most patients present with uterine bleeding and are over age 40 at the time of diagnosis. The prognosis depends on the stage of the tumor, the depth of the uterine wall invasion, and the histologic subtype. Endometrioid adenocarcinoma is the most frequently seen morphologic variant of endometrial adenocarcinoma.

Display_Name

Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

FULL_SYN

Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium

Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified

Adenocarcinoma of Endometrium

Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

ADENOCARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIAL, MALIGNANT

label

Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

Legacy Concept Name

Endometrial_Adenocarcinoma

Neoplastic_Status

Malignant

Preferred_Name

Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C7359

Semantic_Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS_CUI

C1153706

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C7558

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2852

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