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| | #REDIRECT [[Ductal carcinoma]] |
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| '''To learn more about ductal carcinoma, please click [[Ductal carcinoma|here]]'''
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| ==Overview==
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| '''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.
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| 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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