scirrhous carcinomamedical dictionary

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A hard carcinoma, fibrous in nature, resulting from a desmoplastic reaction by the stromal tissue to the presence of the neoplastic epithelium.

Synonyms: fibrocarcinoma.

(05 Mar 2000)

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