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    Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas, also acinar cell carcinoma, is a rare malignant exocrine tumour of the pancreas. It represents 5% of all exocrine...
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    from the pancreas. About 60–70% of adenocarcinomas occur in the head of the pancreas. The next-most common type, acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas, arises...
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    Basal-cell carcinoma (BCC), also known as basal-cell cancer, basalioma or rodent ulcer, is the most common type of skin cancer. It often appears as a painless...
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    Neoplasms (8550-8559) Acinar cell neoplasms (8560-8580) Complex epithelial neoplasms The term carcinoma in situ (or CIS) is a term for cells that are significantly...
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    Small-cell carcinoma is a type of highly malignant cancer that most commonly arises within the lung, although it can occasionally arise in other body sites...
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    Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, a part of the very small tubes in the kidney...
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    squamous-cell carcinoma (cSCC), also known as squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous-cell skin cancer, is one of the three principal types of skin...
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    Sarcomatoid carcinoma, sometimes referred to as pleomorphic carcinoma, is a relatively uncommon form of cancer whose malignant cells have histological...
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    in the pancreas, lung, and the rest of the body. Although there are many kinds of NETs, they are treated as a group of tissue because the cells of these...
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  • squamous cell carcinoma (conjunctival SCC) and corneal intraepithelial neoplasia comprise ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). SCC is the most common...
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    ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) is a rare form of highly malignant adenocarcinoma that produces mucin. It is an epithelial malignancy characterized by the histologic...
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    Acinic cell carcinoma is a malignant tumor representing 2% of all salivary tumors. 90% of the time found in the parotid gland, 10% intraorally on buccal...
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    Verrucous carcinoma (VC) is an uncommon variant of squamous cell carcinoma. This form of cancer is often seen in those who chew tobacco or use snuff orally...
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    acinar cells to the duodenum. Ductal cells have a proliferation rate of about 0.5% in normal adults, but mitotic activity goes up when the pancreas is...
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    distinguish it from the other common type of esophageal cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Several of the most common forms of cancer are adenocarcinomas...
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    adenoma and Hürthle cell carcinoma, formerly considered a subtype of follicular thyroid cancer). This version is a relatively rare form of differentiated thyroid...
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    carcinoma (ACC) is an aggressive cancer originating in the cortex (steroid hormone-producing tissue) of the adrenal gland. Adrenocortical carcinoma is...
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    Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung is a histologic type of non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). It is the second most prevalent type of lung cancer...
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    Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare type of cancer that can exist in many different body sites. This tumor most often occurs in the salivary glands, but...
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    Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is a malignant, heterogeneous tumor originating from renal tubular epithelial cells of the kidney, which comprises...
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    rare sub-types of invasive carcinoma NST including pleomorphic carcinoma, carcinoma with osteoclast-like stromal giant cells, carcinoma with choriocarcinomatous...
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    intestine, liver, and kidney); an additional transcript of approximately 4 kb has been detected in pancreas and thymus, suggesting tissue-specific alternative...
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    cell carcinoma". PanNETs are quite distinct from the usual form of pancreatic cancer, the majority of which are adenocarcinomas, which arise in the exocrine...
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  • Tubulocystic renal cell carcinoma is rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma. Alison, M. (2007). The cancer handbook. The Cancer Handbook. John Wiley & Sons...
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    Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults and is currently the most common cause of death in people with...
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    lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) Invasive lobular carcinoma demonstrating a predominantly lobular growth pattern Lobular breast cancer. Single file cells and...
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    renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) or Reed's syndrome is rare autosomal dominant disorder associated with benign smooth muscle tumors and an increased risk of renal...
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  • oncocytoma. Note the rounded contour, the mahogany colour and the central scar. Kidney Renal cell carcinoma Hurthle cell Coburn V, Radfar A, Snook D, Mahalingam...
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  • Thumbnail for Clear cell papillary renal cell carcinoma
    Clear cell papillary renal cell carcinoma (CCPRCC) is a rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) that has microscopic morphologic features of papillary...
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    adenocarcinomas exist, with the most common being pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Following PDACs, acinar cell carcinomas account for 5% of exocrine pancreatic...
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