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... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Carcinoma > Adenocarcinoma > Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine > Carcinoma, Medullary
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal > Neuroectodermal Tumors > Neuroendocrine Tumors > Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine > Carcinoma, Medullary
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue > Neuroectodermal Tumors > Neuroendocrine Tumors > Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine > Carcinoma, Medullary
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary > Carcinoma, Medullary

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Carcinoma, Medullary  

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  • coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term

Scope note

  • 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)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018276

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