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microinvasion

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microinvasion /mi·cro·in·va·sion/ (-in-va´zhun) microscopic extension of malignant cells into adjacent tissue in carcinoma in situ.microinva´sive
mi·cro·in·va·sion (mkr-n-vzhn)
n.
Invasion of in situ carcinoma into tissue that is immediately adjacent, being the earliest stage of malignant neoplastic invasion.

microinvasion [mi″kro-in-va´zhun]
microscopic extension of malignant cells into adjacent tissue in carcinoma in situ. adj., adj microinva´sive.

microinvasion
microscopic extension of malignant cells into adjacent tissue.


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ADH-5 can solve multiple clinical problems including 1) differentiating hyperplasia of the usual type from atypical ductal hyperplasia, 2) identifying microinvasion and invasive ductal carcinoma, and 3) distinguishing basal phenotypes on triple negatives.
DCIS with microinvasion The subtype, DCIS with microinvasion (DCIS-MI), refers to a small number of tumour cells that have invaded the ductal basement membrane.
 
 
 
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