/breast mucinous carcinoma

breast mucinous carcinoma

MONDO:0002707

Also Known As

breast mucinous carcinomacolloid breast carcinomacolloid carcinoma of breastcolloid carcinoma of the breastinfiltrating colloid breast carcinomainfiltrating mucinous breast carcinomainvasive colloid breast carcinomainvasive mucinous breast carcinomamucinous breast cancermucinous breast carcinomamucinous carcinoma of breastmucinous carcinoma of the breastbreast invasive mixed mucinous carcinoma

Definition

An invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast characterized by the presence of islands of small and uniform cells, surrounded by large amounts of mucin. Pure mucinous breast carcinomas generally have a favorable prognosis.