undifferentiated carcinoma

undifferentiated carcinoma

An epithelial malignancy that lacks morphologic–by LM or functional indicators of its embryonic origin, which may arise in the lungs, larynx, bronchus, esophagus, colon, urinary bladder, uterine cervix, salivary glands Examples Anaplastic carcinoma, 'monstrocellular' carcinoma, oat/small cell carcinoma. See Anaplastic carcinoma.