clear cell adenocarcinoma

adenocarcinoma /ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma/ (ad″ĕ-no-kahr″sĭ-no´mah) carcinoma derived from glandular tissue or in which the tumor cells form recognizable glandular structures.

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acinar adenocarcinoma 

1. see under carcinoma.

2. the most common neoplasm of the prostate, usually arising in the peripheral acini.

acinic cell adenocarcinoma , acinous adenocarcinoma see under carcinoma.

bronchogenic adenocarcinoma  the usual type of adenocarcinoma of the lung; cf. bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.

clear cell adenocarcinoma  a rare malignant tumor of the female genital tract, containing tubules or small cysts; it may occur in the ovary, uterus, cervix, or vagina. One form has been linked to in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol.

ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate  adenocarcinoma of columnar epithelium in the peripheral prostatic ducts; it may project into the urethra.

endometrioid adenocarcinoma  the most common form of endometrial carcinoma, containing tumor cells differentiated into glandular tissue with little or no stroma.

gastric adenocarcinoma  any of a group of common stomach cancers, usually located in the antrum; it occurs particularly in Japan, Iceland, Chile, and Finland and may be linked to certain dietary substances such as nitrosamines and benzpyrene.

adenocarcinoma of the lung  a type of bronchogenic carcinoma made up of cuboidal or columnar cells in a discrete mass, usually at the periphery of the lungs.

papillary adenocarcinoma , polypoid adenocarcinoma that in which the tumor elements are arranged as finger-like processes or as a solid spherical nodule projecting from an epithelial surface.

adenocarcinoma of the prostate  acinar a. (2)

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Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma

A malignancy of the vagina and uterine cervix; 2/3 of such malignancies occur in young women exposed in utero to estrogen analogues, especially DES, as well as hexestrol or dienestrol
Risk The relative risk for DES exposed individuals is 0.014
Prognosis 5-yr survival, 80+% with local recurrence

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adenocarcinoma [ad″ĕ-no-kahr″sĭ-no´mah]

carcinoma derived from glandular tissue or in which the tumor cells form recognizable glandular structures. The World Health Organization recognizes four categories of adenocarcinoma: acinar, papillary, bronchioalveolar, and solid carcinoma with mucus formation; it can be further subclassified into well, moderate, and poorly differentiated forms.

alveolar adenocarcinoma (bronchioalveolar adenocarcinoma) (bronchiolar adenocarcinoma) (bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma) (bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma) bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.

clear cell adenocarcinoma a rare malignant tumor of the female genital tract, resembling a renal cell carcinoma and containing tubules or small cysts with some cells that are hobnail-shaped and others whose cytoplasm is clear, containing abundant glycogen and inconspicuous stroma. It may occur in the ovary, uterus, cervix, or vagina. One form has been linked to in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol. Called also clear cell carcinoma and mesonephroma.

adenocarcinoma of the lung a type of bronchogenic carcinoma made up of cuboidal or columnar cells in a discrete mass, usually at the periphery of the lungs.