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Descriptor
English
:
Carcinoma, Medullary
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Carcinoma Medular
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Carcinoma Medular
Synonyms
English
:
Carcinomas, Medullary
Medullary Carcinoma
Medullary Carcinomas
Tree Number:
C04.557.465.625.650.240.315
C04.557.470.200.025.370.315
C04.557.470.615.315
C04.557.580.625.650.240.315
Definition
English
:
A
carcinoma
composed mainly of epithelial
elements
with little or no stroma. Medullary carcinomas of the
breast
constitute 5%-7% of all mammary carcinomas; medullary carcinomas of the thyroid comprise 3%-10% of all thyroid malignancies. (From Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1141; Segen,
Dictionary
of Modern
Medicine
, 1992)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/blood supply
/chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)
See Related
English
:
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b
History Note
English
:
94
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
31589
Unique Identifier:
D018276
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