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Carcinomatosis · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Secondary Malignant Neoplasm
Secondary Carcinoma
Carcinomatosis

Histology

Carcinomatosis

CI-CAN-00002110Explore in graph →

74 active trials3 evidence items

NCIt: C3693

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence3
Drugs1
Trials221
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness3 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (no data yet)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (no data yet)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

Carcinoma that has spread diffusely to an anatomic site or throughout the body.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Secondary CarcinomaHistology

Children (6)

ncit

Gastrointestinal Carcinomatosis
Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis
Meningeal Carcinomatosis
Pericardial Carcinomatosis
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis1 sub
Pleural Carcinomatosis

10 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Data not yet available

No anatomical site linked yet.

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00002110
Entity type: Histology
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 5
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active): 221 / 74

Publications (all / 5y)

9,302 / 2,341

Evidence items

3

Genes / variants

2 / 3

Drugs (any / approved)

1 / 0

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 19 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (1)

carcinosissynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials74countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #227 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials42countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #216 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items3countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #300 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months416countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #164 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts0countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputednot in a current ranking snapshot

Data updated 19 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants