Breast mucinous carcinoma

Breast mucinous carcinoma

Definition

An invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast characterized by the presence of islands of small and uniform cells, surrounded by large amounts of mucin. Pure mucinous breast carcinomas generally have a favorable prognosis.

Also known as breast mucinous carcinoma, colloid breast carcinoma, colloid carcinoma of breast, colloid carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating colloid breast carcinoma, infiltrating mucinous breast carcinoma, invasive colloid breast carcinoma, invasive mucinous breast carcinoma, mucinous breast cancer, mucinous breast carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma of breast, mucinous carcinoma of the breast — per MONDO

Also identified as

Affected Organs

Organ Involvement Source
Breast Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Breast Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0