Table 142.
Overview of the most frequent human carcinomas carcinoma tissue most frequent form of carcinoma originating cell
| carcinoma tissue | most frequent form of carcinoma | originating cell | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| lung cancer | non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) | type I / II alveolar epithelial cells | (a) |
| breast cancer | mammary carcinoma | epithelial cells of the milk duct | (b) |
| colon cancer | colorectal carcinoma (CRC) | epithelial cells of inner mucosal layer | (a) |
| prostate cancer | prostate carcinoma | epithelial basal cells of the prostate | [1600] |
| liver cancer | hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) | Hepatocytes | (a) |
| stomach cancer | stomach carcinoma | epithelial cells transformed by H. pylori | (a) |
| cervical cancer | cervical carcinoma | cervical epithelial cells after HPV infection | (c) |
| oesophagus cancer | oesophagus carcinoma | epithelial cells lining the oesophagus | (d) |
| bladder cancer | bladder carcinoma | transitional epithelium of the bladder wall | (e) |
| pancreatic cancer | pancreatic carcinoma | endocrine ductal epithelial cells | [1601] |
| kidney cancer | renal cell carcinoma (RCC) | proximal tubular epithelial cells | (a) |
| ovarian cancer | ovarian carcinoma | ovarian tubal-type epithelium | (a) |
| squamous cancer | squamous cell carcinoma | epithelial cells of skin or glands | (a) |
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