carcinoma in situ

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   a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body

   Synonymspreinvasive cancer

   Broadercarcinoma

Questions about carcinoma in situ

What does carcinoma in situ mean?

carcinoma in situ means "a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body".

What is another word for carcinoma in situ?

Close synonyms include preinvasive cancer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is carcinoma in situ a common word?

carcinoma in situ is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.