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carcinomas

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are solid tumor that derived from epithelial tissue that lines internal and external surface of the body. 90% of all malignant tumors are carcinomas

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metástasis

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cell from malign tumor can detach themselves from primary tumor site and spread to other areas traveling through the bloodstream or lymphatic system, and establishing a new tumor site at a distant tissue.

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fungating

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Mushrooming pattern of growth in which tumor cells pile one on top of another and project from a tissue surface. Tumors found in the colon are often of this type.

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