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Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma: Definition

Poorly differentiated carcinoma is a carcinoma (a cancer that starts in the epithelial cells lining the surfaces of organs) whose cells look very abnormal and no longer resemble the healthy tissue they came from. The word differentiated describes how closely cancer cells still look like normal cells. When a carcinoma is poorly differentiated, the cells …
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Pathologist: Definition

A pathologist is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing disease by examining tissues, cells, and body fluids — usually under a microscope. When you have a biopsy or surgery, the tissue removed is sent to a pathologist, who studies it and writes the pathology report that explains what was found. In most cases, the …
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