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Mucinous Breast Carcinoma

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Associated Genetic Biomarkers

Overview

NCI 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. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Mucinous Carcinoma of Breast, Colloid Carcinoma of Breast, Colloid Breast Carcinoma, Infiltrating Mucinous Breast Carcinoma, Invasive Colloid Breast Carcinoma, Infiltrating Colloid Breast Carcinoma, Invasive Mucinous Breast Carcinoma, Mucinous Carcinoma of the Breast, Colloid Carcinoma of the Breast, Breast Mucinous Carcinoma
Parent(s)
Mucinous Adenocarcinoma
Children
Breast Columnar Cell Mucinous Carcinoma and Breast Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma
OncoTree Name
Breast Invasive Mixed Mucinous Carcinoma
OncoTree Code
IMMC

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.