carcinoma papillary carcinoma A malignant epithelial neoplasm characterized by a papillary growth pattern. A papillary carcinoma may be composed of glandular cells (papillary adenocarcinoma), squamous cells (papillary squamous cell carcinoma), or transitional cells (papillary transitional cell carcinoma). Bladder carcinoma is a representative example of papillary transitional cell carcinoma. DOID:3113 EFO:1000646 ICDO:8050/3 MESH:D002291 MONDO:0006509 NCIT:C2927 UMLS:C0007133 papillary carcinoma papillary carcinoma (morphologic abnormality) papillary carcinoma NOS (morphologic abnormality) papillary epithelial neoplasm