Definition of inquiry for Students. plural. inquiries. 1 : the act of asking a question or seeking information On further inquiry, we learned his name. 2 : a request for information The inquiry is confidential. 3 : a thorough examination an official inquiry.
1 Prostate cancer: Cancer that forms in the prostate gland is typically an adenocarcinoma, which makes up 99 percent of all prostate cancers. 2  Pancreatic cancer: Exocrine pancreatic cancer tumors are called adenocarcinomas. 3  They form in the pancreas ducts.
Adenocarcinoma is a cancer originating in glandular tissue. The tissues affected are part of a larger tissue category known as epithelial. Epithelial tissues line skin, glands, cavities of organs etc. This epithelium comes from the ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm in the fetus.he leading cancer of the colon is adenocarcinoma, and adenocarcinomas are extremely common in the lungs. Other organs that may be affected by adenocarcinoma include: 1  the cervix. 2  pancreas.