Mucinous carcinoma of the breast
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Other namesColloid carcinoma of the breast
| Mucinous carcinoma of the breast | |
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| Other names | Colloid carcinoma of the breast |
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| Gross pathology (upper left) of biopsies of mucinous carcinoma shows gelatinous areas. Histopathology shows clusters or nests of tumor cells floating in pools of extracellular mucin.[1] | |
| Specialty | Oncology, Breast surgery |
| Symptoms | Colloid carcinoma, gelatinous carcinoma, mucoid carcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma[1] |
Mucinous carcinoma of the breast is a form of mucinous carcinoma and a breast cancer type. It is a rare form of breast cancer that accounts for 2% of breast carcinomas and most commonly occurs in postmenopausal women over 70 years old.[2] Rare cases of this carcinoma have been diagnosed in men (see male breast cancer).[3]
