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medullary carcinoma

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medullary carcinoma [mə′dəl·ə·rē ‚kärs·ən′ō·mə]
(medicine)
A form of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, usually of the breast, grossly well circumscribed, gray-pink, and firm. Also known as encephaloid carcinoma.


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The malignancies included 4 papillary carcinomas and 1 medullary carcinoma.
1,8,17,18,24) The absence of staining for calcitonin, surface and cytoplasm immunoglobulin, and leukocyte common antigen helps differentiate insular carcinomas from medullary carcinomas and malignant lymphomas (table).
A study of two types, one of which mimics thyroid medullary carcinoma.
 
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