Classification of cancerous tumors

Carcinoma

Malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue

Sarcoma

Malignant tumor derived from connective tissue

Mixed-tissue tumor

Tumor composed of different types of tissue, including epithelial and connective tissue

Adenoma

Usually a benign tumor of epithelial or glandular origin

Adenocarcinoma

Malignant tumor arising from glandular epithelial cells

Carcinoma of the colon

Adenocarcinoma of the colon

Esophageal carcinoma

Malignant tumor of the esophagus

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Malignant tumor of the liver; also called hepatoma

Gastric adenocarcinoma

Malignant tumor arising from glandular cells lining the stomach

Adrenocortical carcinoma

Malignant tumor of the adrenal cortex

Carcinoma of the breast

Malignant tumor of the breast

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Malignant tumor of the pancreas

Carcinoma of the prostate

Malignant tumor of the prostate

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Malignant tumor that may arise in the salivary glands

Carcinoma of the thyroid

Malignant tumor of the thyroid gland

Renal cell carcinoma

Malignant tumor of the kidney; also called hypernephroma

Transitional cell carcinoma

Malignant tumor of the bladder

Lung adenocarcinoma

A type of lung carcinoma

Large cell carcinoma

A type of lung carcinoma

Small cell carcinoma

A type of lung carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma

Malignant tumor resembling squamous epithelial cells

Adenocarcinoma of the uterus

Malignant tumor arising from glandular tissue of the uterus

Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis

Malignant tumor of squamous epithelial cells in the penis

Choriocarcinoma

Malignant tumor that may arise in the uterus or testes

Cystadenocarcinoma

Malignant cyst-forming tumor that may arise in the ovaries

Seminoma

Malignant tumor of the testes

Embryonal cell carcinoma

Malignant tumor that may arise in the testes

Basal cell carcinoma

Malignant tumor arising from the basal cell layer of skin

Malignant melanoma

Malignant tumor involving melanocytes

Osteoma

Benign tumor of bone

Osteosarcoma

Malignant tumor of bone

Ewing sarcoma

Malignant tumor associated with bone

Leiomyosarcoma

Malignant tumor of smooth muscle

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Malignant tumor of skeletal muscle

Chondrosarcoma

Malignant tumor of cartilage

Liposarcoma

Malignant tumor of fat tissue

Fibrosarcoma

Malignant tumor of fibrous tissue

Angiosarcoma

Malignant tumor of blood vessel tissue

Leukemia

Malignancy derived from blood-forming tissue involving leukocytes

Lymphoma

Malignancy involving lymphocytes

Hodgkin lymphoma

A type of lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Group of lymphomas other than Hodgkin lymphoma

Follicular lymphoma

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Diffuse large cell lymphoma

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Burkitt lymphoma

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Multiple myeloma

Malignancy involving plasma cells in bone marrow

Neuroblastoma

Tumor derived from embryonic nerve tissue

Astrocytoma

Tumor of glial cells called astrocytes

Glioblastoma multiforme

Malignant tumor of glial tissue

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Tumor associated with the gastrointestinal tract

Wilms tumor

Mixed-tissue tumor of the kidney

Teratoma

Tumor that may contain bone, muscle, skin, gland cells, and cartilage

Germ cell tumor

Tumor derived from germ cells