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Carcinomas occur when the DNA of a cell is damaged or altered and the cell begins to grow uncontrollably and become malignant. It is from the Greek ÎºÎ±ÏÎºÎ¯Î½ÏÎ¼Î± 'karkinoma' meaning sore, ulcer, or cancer, itself derived from karkinos 'crab'.