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carcinoma

[kahr-suh-noh-muh] / ˌkɑr səˈnoʊ mə /




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The lesion -- clearly visible in recent weeks -- was a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, said dermatologist Cristina Abdalla, who led the procedure at the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

In some cases, cancer rates were up to four times higher, consistent with hepatocellular carcinoma.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

That led to a biopsy, which in April revealed that Hamilton had Stage 2 triple-positive invasive lobular carcinoma.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

At first, the acting student thought the lesion was just a result of biting her tongue during an epileptic seizure, but doctors decided to biopsy the area and found stage two squamous cell carcinoma.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Diagnosing carcinoma in situ had only been possible since 1941, when George Papanicolaou, a Greek researcher, published a paper describing a test he’d developed, now called the Pap smear.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot