Diseases

Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary

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.

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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.

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  • Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary Neoplasms

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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

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98; use explode 1994-97

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018299. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018299
  2. Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5311596