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Descriptor English: Carcinoma, Medullary
Descriptor Spanish: Carcinoma Medular
Descriptor carcinoma medular
Scope note: Carcinoma constituido principalmente por elementos epiteliales, con estroma escaso o inexistente. Los carcinomas medulares de la mama constituyen el 5-7 por ciento de todos los carcinomas mamarios. Los carcinomas medulares del tiroides representan el 3-10 por ciento de todas las neoplasias malignas tiroideas. (Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p. 1141; Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Descriptor Portuguese: Carcinoma Medular
Descriptor French: Carcinome médullaire
Entry term(s): Carcinomas, Medullary
Medullary Carcinoma
Medullary Carcinomas
Tree number(s): C04.557.465.625.650.240.315
C04.557.470.200.025.370.315
C04.557.470.615.315
C04.557.580.625.650.240.315
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018276
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)
Annotation: coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Carcinoma (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Related: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a MeSH
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b MeSH
DeCS ID: 31589
Unique ID: D018276
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/25
Revision Date: 1995/06/08
Carcinoma, Medullary - Preferred
Concept UI M0027507
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)
Preferred term Carcinoma, Medullary
Entry term(s) Carcinomas, Medullary
Medullary Carcinoma
Medullary Carcinomas



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