Neoplastic Process
medullary carcinoma
med·ul·lar·y car·ci·no·ma
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and Medullary; Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
Definitions related to medullary carcinoma:
  • (carcinoma, medullary) A carcinoma composed mainly of epithelial elements with little or no stroma. Medullary carcinomas of the breast constitute 5%-7% of all mammary carcinomas; medullary carcinomas of the thyroid comprise 3%-10% of all thyroid malignancies. (From Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1141; Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (medullary carcinoma, not otherwise specified) A term referring to medullary carcinomas which can develop in various anatomic sites such as the thyroid gland, breast, colon, rectum, and small intestine.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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