Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Carcinoma adenoescamoso
Adenosquamous carcinoma (A-den-oh-SKWAY-mus KAR-sih-NOH-muh)
A type of cancer that contains two types of cells: squamous cells (thin, flat cells that line certain organs) and gland-like cells.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.