Carcinoma

Carcinoma is an epithelial-derived malignancy.

Types of carcinoma

Large categories

• Adenocarcinoma.
• Squamous cell carcinoma (also squamous carcinoma).
• Small cell carcinoma.
• Adenosquamous carcinoma.
• Clear cell carcinoma.
• Mucinous carcinoma.
• Neuroendocrine carcinoma.

An incomplete list

• Collecting duct carcinoma.
• Tubulocystic carcinoma of the kidney.
• Tubulocystic carcinoma.
• Endometrial carcinoma.
• Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma.
• Ductal carcinoma of the breast.
• Anal carcinoma.
• Gallbladder carcinoma.
• Colorectal carcinoma.
• Small cell carcinoma.
• Renal cell carcinoma.
• Follicular thyroid carcinoma.
• Papillary thyroid carcinoma.
• Medullary thyroid carcinoma.
• Embryonal carcinoma.
• Hepatocellular carcinoma.
• Adrenocortical carcinoma.
• Basal cell carcinoma.
• Ductal carcinoma. - may be at number of sites (e.g. breast, pancreas) and invasive or non-invasive.
• Lobular carcinoma.
• Nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
• Mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
• Renal medullary carcinoma.
• Adenoid cystic carcinoma.
• Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma.
• Salivary duct carcinoma.
• NUT midline carcinoma.
• Urothelial carcinoma.

See also

• Adenocarcinoma.
• Microcarcinoma.