Ductal carcinoma
| Ductal carcinoma | |
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| Term | Ductal carcinoma |
| Short definition | ductal carcinoma - (pronounced) (DUK-tul KAR-sih-NOH-muh) The most common type of breast cancer. It starts in the lining of the milk ducts (thin tubes that carry milk from the lobules of the breast to the nipple). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
ductal carcinoma - (pronounced) (DUK-tul KAR-sih-NOH-muh) The most common type of breast cancer. It starts in the lining of the milk ducts (thin tubes that carry milk from the lobules of the breast to the nipple). Ductal carcinoma can be either ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or invasive ductal carcinoma. DCIS is a non-invasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct and have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast. In some cases, DCIS can become an invasive cancer. In invasive ductal carcinoma, the cancer has spread outside the breast duct to surrounding normal tissue. It can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymphatic systems
External links
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