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Cancer and Histology Adenocarcinoma=neoplasia of epithelial tissue of glandular origin Carcinoma=neoplasia of epithelial tissue Carcinoma-in-situ=neoplasia of epithelial tissue that has not (yet) eroded through the basement membrane Squamous cell carcinoma=neoplasia of epithelial tissue of squamous cells Sarcoma=cancer of connective tissue Cancer
Histological classification/Cell type
Pancreatic
Ductal adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic (MEN1)
Insulinoma, gastrinoma, glucagonoma, non-functioning
Breast
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Non-invasive ductal carcinoma-in-situ (premalignant)
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Non-invasive lobular carcinoma-in-situ (premalignant)
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Invasive ductal carcinoma (70% of all breast cancers)
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Invasive lobular carcinoma
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Medullary carcinoma
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Colloid cancer
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Tubular cancer
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Cystadenocarcinoma
Paget's disease of the breast
Thought to be ductal carcinoma-in-situ
Kidney
Clear cell carcinoma/renal cell carcinoma (vHL)
Kidney in sickle cell trait
Renal medullary carcinoma
Bladder
Urothelial cell carcinoma/transitional cell carcinoma
Bladder (schistosomiasis)
Squamous cell carcinoma
Prostate
Adenocarcinoma
Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia/PIN
Premalignant carcinoma-in-situ that develops into prostatic adenocarcinoma
Thyroid
Commonest: papillary thyroid cancer Second commonest: follicular thyroid cancer
Thyroid (MEN2A/B)(NF1)
Medullary thyroid cancer
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