“carcinoma in”

The following 2 entries include the term carcinoma in.

carcinoma in situ

noun

: carcinoma in the stage of development when the cancer cells are still within their site of origin (as the mouth or uterine cervix) abbreviation CIS

ductal carcinoma in situ

noun

: any of a histologically variable group of precancerous growths or early carcinomas of the lactiferous ducts that have the potential of becoming invasive and spreading to other tissues abbreviation DCIS


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