Overview

NCI Definition: A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from and is composed of epithelial cells. This category include adenomas, papillomas, and carcinomas. [1]

Disease Details

Parent(s)
Neoplasm by Morphology
Children
Adamantinoma, Transitional Cell Neoplasm, Acanthoma, Atypical Ductal Breast Hyperplasia, Papillary Epithelial Neoplasm, Ovarian Epithelial Tumor, Benign Mesonephroma, Glandular Cell Neoplasm, Thymic Epithelial Neoplasm, Adenoma, Choroid Plexus Neoplasm, Squamous Cell Neoplasm, and Endocrine Neoplasm

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.