preinvasive cancer

Definitions of preinvasive cancer
  1. noun
    a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body
    synonyms: carcinoma in situ
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    type of:
    carcinoma
    any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer
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