Breast cancer/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Breast [r]: In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the thorax. The breasts, which, in women, enlarge in puberty, consist of the mammary glands, skin, supporting muscles, adipose tissue, and connective tissues ^[e]
• Cancer [r]: A generic term for a large group of diseases that can affect any part of the body; one defining feature is the rapid creation of abnormal cells that grow beyond their usual boundaries, and which can then invade adjoining parts of the body and spread to other organs. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Breast adenocarcinoma [r]: An invasive and metastatic form of breast cancer, of a class of cancers derived from epithelial cells of a type associated with glandular tissue ^[e]
• Paget's disease of the breast [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Breast carcinoma in situ [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Infiltrating ductal carcinoma [r]: Add brief definition or description

{{r|Lobular ductal carcinoma}]

• Phyllodes tumor [r]: A sarcoma, or connective tissue tumor, arising from intralobular stroma of the breast. It is characterized by the rapid enlargement of an asymmetric firm mobile mass. Histologically, its leaf-like stromal clefts are lined by epithelial cells. ^[e]
• Breast tubular carcinoma [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Breast mucinoid carcinoma [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Breast medullary carcinoma [r]: Add brief definition or description

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