Frequent Organ Sites of Carcinoma
- Lung: Carcinoma comprises >98% of all lung cancers.
- Breast: Nearly all breast cancers are ductal carcinoma.
- Prostate: The most common form of carcinoma of the prostate is adenocarcinoma.
- Colon and rectum: Nearly all malignancies of the colon and rectum are either adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.
- Pancreas: Pancreatic carcinoma is almost always of the adenocarcinoma type and is highly lethal.
Some carcinomas are named for their or the putative cell of origin, (e.g.hepatocellular carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma).
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