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n. - Malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium.

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  • One type is adenocarcinoma, which is 95\% of all pancreatic cancer.
  • And with time, can actually have a tumor develop that's a different type that's called adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
  • The majority have the most aggressive form of pancreatic cancer, called adenocarcinoma, and usually it''s too far gone to operate ....
  • For example, never-smokers with lung cancer are usually female, have a certain type of tumor called adenocarcinoma and have more mutations in their EGFRs.
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