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Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 Barnard, William George, English physician, 1892–. Barnard carcinoma- metastatic tumor of the mediastinum, pericardium, lung hilum, and bronchus. Synonym(s):oat cell carcinoma ...
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 Infiltrating duct carcinoma, infiltrating carcinoma–not otherwise specified Oncology The major pathologic form of breast CA, which accounts for 50-75% of all invasive breast CAs Pathology To be defined as DC, 90% of tissue examined must have a du...
11 In this system, the terms dysplasia, adenocarcinoma in situ, intramucosal adenocarcinoma, and invasive adenocarcinoma are accepted. Each has a precise meaning when applied to colorectal polyps and appropriate patient care requires that the endoscopist, surgeon, and surgical pathologist understa...
The paired arytenoid cartilages, which are named after a Greek word meaning “ladle” or, more specifically, the “spout” of a ladle or jar,11 resemble 3-sided pyramids that are located at the superior margins of the posterior lamina of the cricoid (see Fig. 5). The triangular base of...
Basal cell carcinoma may occasionally itch, but not all cases exhibit this symptom, and any persistent itching should prompt a medical evaluation. Is basal cell carcinoma malignant? Yes, basal cell carcinoma is considered malignant, but it is usually slow-growing and rarely metastasizes, making it...
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Share and Cite MDPI and ACS Style Trias, I.; Saco, A.; Marimon, L.; López del Campo, R.; Manzotti, C...
Stage I breast cancer is the earliest stage of invasive breast cancer (meaning the cancer has spread to other areas of the body beyond where it started). In stage I breast cancer, cancerous cells have spread to the surrounding normal tissue or lymph nodes and is usually contained to a smal...
The meaning of COMEDOCARCINOMA is breast cancer that arises in the larger ducts and is characterized by slow growth, late metastasis, and the accumulation of solid plugs of atypical and degenerating cells in the ducts.