Kalmar "adenocarcinomatous" tana nufin wani nau'in ciwon daji da ke tasowa daga glandular nama, wanda ke ɓoye abubuwa kamar ƙwayar cuta ko hormones. Yana da alaƙa da haɓakar haɓaka da haɓakar sel a cikin waɗannan sifofin glandular. Adenocarcinomas na iya faruwa a wasu gabobin jiki, ciki har da nono, hanji, huhu, pancreas, da prostate. Kalmar “carcinomatous” na nuni da cewa ciwon daji yana da muni, ma’ana yana da yuwuwar yaduwa zuwa wasu sassan jiki da kuma haifar da illa.