loading...| Preferred Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3513 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Cancer that forms in tissues lining the esophagus (the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach). Two types of esophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the esophagus) and adenocarcinoma (cancer that begins in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). |
| code |
C3513 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C126659 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158520 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C138188 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156966 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118168 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C138190 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C103064 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C165258 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952 |
| Contributing_Source |
CPTAC CTEP CTRP GDC Cellosaurus |
| DEFINITION |
A malignant epithelial tumor arising from the esophageal mucosa. Two major histologic types of esophageal carcinoma have been described: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. This type of cancer is associated with excessive ethanol and cigarette usage. |
| Display_Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| FULL_SYN |
Cancer of Esophagus Esophageal Cancer Cancer of the Esophagus esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer, NOS Carcinoma of Esophagus Esophageal Carcinoma Esophagus Carcinoma Carcinoma of the Esophagus ESCA |
| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | |
| label |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Esophageal_Carcinoma |
| Maps_To |
Esophageal Cancer |
| Neoplasm_Has_Special_Category | |
| Neoplastic_Status |
Malignant |
| Preferred_Name |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C3513 |
| prefLabel |
Esophageal Carcinoma |
| Semantic_Type |
Neoplastic Process |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0152018 |
| subClassOf |