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Adenocarcinoma Cells

Adenocarcinoma is a malignant epithelial tumor arising from glandular or secretory cells, the cells that line organs and form glands, and it ranks among the most common carcinoma types, occurring in sites including the stomach, colon, prostate, lung, breast, and endometrium. At the cellular level, adenocarcinoma cel…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 38× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4526 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Adenocarcinoma is a malignant epithelial tumor arising from glandular or secretory cells, the cells that line organs and form glands, and it ranks among the most common carcinoma types, occurring in sites including the stomach, colon, prostate, lung, breast, and endometrium. At the cellular level, adenocarcinoma cells retain features of glandular differentiation, often forming gland-like or tubular structures and producing mucin, while acquiring hallmarks of malignancy such as uncontrolled proliferation, loss of normal architecture, invasion, and metastatic potential. Histological grade reflects how closely the tumor cells resemble their tissue of origin, from well-differentiated to poorly differentiated forms. Adenocarcinoma cells and cell lines are widely used to study tumor biology, biomarker expression, and therapeutic response in vitro. Research relevant to this topic includes the diagnosis of adenosquamous and poorly differentiated gastric and appendiceal adenocarcinoma, the trace-element composition of prostate adenocarcinoma tissue, and the use of human endometrial adenocarcinoma cell lines to assess estrogenic potential of test agents. Related work addresses cancer prevention strategies and the molecular requirements for proliferation in epithelial cancer cell models. The journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical, pathological, and laboratory studies addressing adenocarcinoma, its cellular characteristics, diagnosis, and management.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 38 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Digestive Disorders And Diagnosis (ISSN 2574-4526).

Journal editorial board
Jonas P. DeMuro · United States Divey Manocha · United States Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbinska · Poland

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