Papillary adenocarcinoma
Papillary adenocarcinoma
Definition
A morphologic variant of adenocarcinoma. It is characterized by the presence of a papillary growth pattern. Representative examples include thyroid gland papillary carcinoma, invasive papillary breast carcinoma, and ovarian serous surface papillary adenocarcinoma.
Also known as adenocarcinoma, papillary, malignant, papillary adenocarcinoma, papillary adenocarcinoma (morphologic abnormality), papillary adenocarcinoma NOS (morphologic abnormality) — per MONDO