glandular cancer

/ˌglændʒələr ˌkænsər/
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Definitions of glandular cancer
  1. noun
    malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
    synonyms: adenocarcinoma, glandular carcinoma
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    types:
    prostate cancer, prostatic adenocarcinoma
    cancer of the prostate gland
    type of:
    carcinoma
    any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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