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What is the definition or description of: mucinous carcinoma?
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Colloid carcinoma: Clusters of small uniform cells floating in lakes of extracellular mucin. Usually older women (mean age 71 years) slow growing breast cancer.
Answered 3/12/2020
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Type of cancer: Mucinous carcinoma is a type of adenocarcinoma (a malignant tumor arising from glands) in which abundant mucin is present. Mucin is a protein produced by certain types of epithelial tissues. Mucinous carcinomas, also called colloid carcinomas, can be found in a variety of organs, including breast, lung, and colon. Depending on the organ, a mucinous carcinoma may have a different prognosis.
Answered 8/20/2013
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