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carcinoma in situ

DEFINITIONS OF: carcinoma in situ

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n a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body

Synonyms:
preinvasive cancer
Type of:
carcinoma
any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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