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=Types of adenocarcinoma= | =Types of adenocarcinoma= | ||
==Site specific== | ==Site specific== | ||
Below is an incomplete list of adenocarcinomas. | |||
===Gastrointestinal pathology=== | ===Gastrointestinal pathology=== | ||
====Esophagus==== | ====Esophagus==== | ||
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===Grading=== | ===Grading=== | ||
Special grading systems exists based on the primary site: | |||
*[[Nottingham grade]] for [[invasive breast cancer]] | |||
*[[Prostate cancer grading|WHO grade groups]] for [[prostate cancer]]. | |||
*Others. | |||
Adenocarcinomas are often graded by their glandular component:<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/Esophagus_11protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/Esophagus_11protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 6 April 2012.</ref> | Adenocarcinomas are often graded by their glandular component:<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/Esophagus_11protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/Esophagus_11protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 6 April 2012.</ref> | ||
*Grade 1: >95% of tumour glandular. | *Grade 1: >95% of tumour glandular. |
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