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==Overview==
 
'''Comedocarcinoma''' is one kind of very early-stage [[breast cancer]]<ref>[http://www.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/cases/comedocarcinoma/index.html Yale: Cardiothoracic Imaging - Comedocarcinoma of the right breast]</ref><ref>[http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?comedocarcinoma Definition: comedocarcinoma from Online Medical Dictionary]</ref> which demonstrates central [[necrosis]].<ref>[http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/path/gyn/breast6.cfm Pathology]</ref>  It is a type of [[ductal carcinoma in situ]]. Comedo carcinomas are non-infiltrating and intraductal tumors. 
 
==Diagnosis==
===Physical Examination===
====Chest====
The duct will have characteristic necrotic tissue with calcification that feels cord-like.  Squeezing the duct will yield inspissated material that is cheesy-like and similar in consistency to [[toothpaste]].
 
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==External links==
* [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=44330 Comedo carcinoma] entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
* [http://www.lmp.ualberta.ca/resources/pathoimages/Images-C/000p039p.jpg Images]
 
 
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