腺癌

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 腺癌 is read as せんがん and is a medical noun for adenocarcinoma, a cancer arising in glandular tissue or showing gland-forming epithelial features.
• Basic usage: Identification appears in 腺癌と診断される, while microscopic appearance appears in 腺癌の組織像.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Category and diagnosis
  • It names a histological cancer type; the organ of origin and disease stage require separate information.
• Difference from 癌
  • 癌 is a broad word for cancer, while 腺癌 identifies the more specific gland-forming histological type.