loading...| Preferred Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3513 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Cancer that forms in tissues lining the esophagus (the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach). Two types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the esophagus) and adenocarcinoma (cancer that begins in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). |
| code |
C3513 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 |
| Contributing_Source |
CTEP CTRP |
| DEFINITION |
A malignant epithelial tumor arising from the esophageal mucosa. Two major histologic types of esophageal carcinoma have been described: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. This type of cancer is associated with excessive ethanol and cigarette usage. |
| Display_Name |
Esophageal Cancer |
| FULL_SYN |
Carcinoma of Esophagus Esophageal cancer, NOS Cancer of the Esophagus Cancer of Esophagus Esophageal Cancer Carcinoma of the Esophagus Esophagus Carcinoma |
| label |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Esophageal_Carcinoma |
| Neoplastic_Status |
Malignant |
| Preferred_Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| prefixIRI |
C3513 |
| prefLabel |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| Semantic_Type |
Neoplastic Process |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0152018 |
| subClassOf |