"Carcinoma, Medullary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D018276
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| MeSH 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
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| Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma, Medullary- Carcinoma, Medullary
- Carcinomas, Medullary
- Medullary Carcinoma
- Medullary Carcinomas
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Carcinoma, Medullary".
- Diseases [C]
- Neoplasms [C04]
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
- Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal [C04.557.465]
- Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.465.625]
- Neuroendocrine Tumors [C04.557.465.625.650]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.465.625.650.240]
- Carcinoma, Medullary [C04.557.465.625.650.240.315]
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
- Carcinoma [C04.557.470.200]
- Adenocarcinoma [C04.557.470.200.025]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.470.200.025.370]
- Carcinoma, Medullary [C04.557.470.200.025.370.315]
- Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary [C04.557.470.615]
- Carcinoma, Medullary [C04.557.470.615.315]
- Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue [C04.557.580]
- Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.580.625]
- Neuroendocrine Tumors [C04.557.580.625.650]
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.580.625.650.240]
- Carcinoma, Medullary [C04.557.580.625.650.240.315]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Carcinoma, Medullary".
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma, Medullary" by people in Profiles.
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Haupt T, Akinyemi O, Raju RA, Wadley AE, Nnorom S, Aponte V, Thelus J, Tonkin JB, Coleman PW, Metwalli AR. Renal Medullary Carcinoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Analysis. J Surg Res. 2023 12; 292:1-6.