Medullary carcinoma

Medullary carcinoma
Classification and external resources
MeSH	D018276

Medullary carcinoma refers to one of several tumors.

The most common types are:

• Medullary thyroid cancer
• Medullary carcinoma of the breast

Medullary carcinoma is also described in the following organs

• Pancreas
• Ampulla of Vater
• Gallbladder
• Stomach
• Large intestine
• Kidney

This article about a neoplasm is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Carcinoma Neoplasm stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат Medulla of lymph node Medullary carcinoma of the breast Look at other dictionaries: medullary carcinoma — a tumour whose consistency was thought to resemble that of bone marrow. Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid has associations with tumours of other organs (multiple endocrine neoplasia; see MEN) and is often familial: it arises from the C cells of… …   Medical dictionary medullary carcinoma — a tumour whose consistency was thought to resemble that of bone marrow. Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid has associations with tumours of other organs (multiple endocrine neoplasia; see MENS) and is often familial: it arises from the C cells of …   The new mediacal dictionary Medullary carcinoma of the breast — Classification and external resources ICD O: M8510/3 Medullary carcinoma of the breast is a type of breast cancer.[1] It is relatively circumscribed …   Wikipedia medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland — medullary thyroid carcinoma a type of thyroid gland carcinoma that contains amyloid deposits and parafollicular cells and secretes calcitonin. See also familial medullary thyroid c …   Medical dictionary carcinoma medullare — medullary carcinoma carcinoma composed mainly of epithelial elements with little or no stroma, found most often in the breast and thyroid gland …   Medical dictionary Medullary thyroid cancer — Classification and external resources Micrograph of medullary thyroid carcinoma. H E stain. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia Medullary breast carcinoma — is a rare type of breast cancer that often can be treated successfully. It is marked by lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in and around the tumor that can be seen when viewed under a microscope. This is the only breast cancer associated… …   Wikipedia Medullary cystic kidney disease — Classification and external resources ICD 9 753.16 OMIM 174000 603860 …   Wikipedia carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other …   Medical dictionary Carcinoma — Infobox Disease Name = Carcinoma Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 8010/3 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D002277 A carcinoma is any malignant cancer that arises from epithelial cells. Carcinomas invade… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”