com·e·do·car·ci·no·ma (k m  -d -kärs -n m)n. A form of breast carcinoma in which plugs of necrotic malignant cells may be expressed from the ducts. |
comedocarcinoma
[kom′idōkär′sinō′mə] pl. comedocarcinomas, comedocarcinomata
Etymology: L, comedere, to consume; Gk, karkinos, crab, oma, tumor
a malignant intraductal neoplasm of the breast, in which the central cells degenerate and may be easily expressed from the cut surface of the tumor. Growth confined to the mammary ducts carries a better prognosis than do invasive breast lesions.
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