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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary

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Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary Neoplasms

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term

Scope note

  • Neoplasms, usually carcinoma, located within the center of an organ or within small lobes, and in the case of the breast, intraductally. The emphasis of the name is on the location of the neoplastic tissue rather than on its histological type. Most cancers of this type are located in the breast.

History note

  • 98; use explode 1994-97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018299

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