Related MeSH Hierarchy (4)
Diseases [C] » Neoplasms [C04] » Neoplasms by Histologic Type » Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal » Neuroectodermal Tumors » Neuroendocrine Tumors » Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine » Carcinoma, Medullary
Diseases [C] » Neoplasms [C04] » Neoplasms by Histologic Type » Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial » Carcinoma » Adenocarcinoma » Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine » Carcinoma, Medullary
Diseases [C] » Neoplasms [C04] » Neoplasms by Histologic Type » Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial » Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary » Carcinoma, Medullary
Diseases [C] » Neoplasms [C04] » Neoplasms by Histologic Type » Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue » Neuroectodermal Tumors » Neuroendocrine Tumors » Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine » Carcinoma, Medullary
Description
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) MeSH
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