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Breast Carcinoma

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A carcinoma arising from the breast, most commonly the terminal ductal-lobular unit. It is the most common malignant tumor in females. Risk factors include country of birth, family history, menstrual and reproductive history, fibrocystic disease and epithelial hyperplasia, exogenous estrogens, contraceptive agents, and ionizing radiation. The vast majority of breast carcinomas are adenocarcinomas (ductal or lobular). Breast carcinoma spreads by direct invasion, by the lymphatic route, and by the blood vessel route. The most common site of lymph node involvement is the axilla. [ ]

Term info

Label

Breast Carcinoma

Synonyms
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Carcinoma
  • Breast cancer, NOS
  • Cancer of Breast
  • Cancer of the Breast
  • Cancer, Breast
  • Carcinoma of Breast
  • Carcinoma of the Breast
  • Mammary Carcinoma
  • breast cancer
Subsets

NCIT_C126659, NCIT_C118464, NCIT_C118168, NCIT_C102905, NCIT_C138188, NCIT_C138190, NCIT_C62596, NCIT_C90259, NCIT_C103042, NCIT_C158035, NCIT_C158520, NCIT_C156966, NCIT_C54450, NCIT_C156952, NCIT_C116977

ALT DEFINITION

Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare., A malignant neoplasm that develops or arises in breast tissue.

Contributing Source

CTRP, FDA, CTEP, MedDRA, NICHD, CPTAC

Display Name

Breast Carcinoma

FDA Table

Patient Code (Appendix B)

Has CDRH Parent

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C9305

Has NICHD Parent

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C9305

Legacy Concept Name

Breast_Carcinoma

Maps To

Breast cancer, Breast Cancer

NICHD Hierarchy Term

Breast Cancer

Neoplasm Has Special Category

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C9292

Neoplastic Status

Malignant

Preferred Name

Breast Carcinoma

Semantic Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS CUI

C0678222

code

C4872

Term relations

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