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unusual facts about Carcinoma


Kay Noble

She died on April 27, 2006 in Amarillo, Texas due to an inoperable cancer of the stomach, having been diagnosed the previous October.


Acinic cell carcinoma

Caption = Micrograph of an acinic cell carcinoma (right of image) and acinar glands (parotid gland - left of image).

C22H30O3

Megestrol, a progesterone derivative with antineoplastic properties used in the treatment of advanced carcinoma of the breast and endometrium

Carcinoma in situ

In the TNM classification, carcinoma in situ is reported as TisN0M0 (Stage 0).

Primary peritoneal carcinoma

Primary peritoneal carcinoma shows similar rates of tumor suppressor gene dysfunction (p53, BRCA, WT1) as ovarian cancer and can also show an increased expression of HER-2/neu.


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