Metaplastic Carcinoma at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Metaplastic Carcinoma? A general term used to describe cancer that begins in cells that have changed into another cell type (for example, a squamous cell of the esophagus changing to resemble a cell of the stomach). In some cases, metaplastic changes alone may mean there is an

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