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. The disease is MONDO_0006509 (papillary carcinoma). Also known as: papillary carcinoma (morphologic abnormality), papillary carcinoma NOS (morphologic abnormality).