Breast Cancer definitions beginning with D

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See Ductal carcinoma in situ.
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Browse Related Terms: Calcifications or Microcalcifications, Comedocarcinoma, Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS), Intraductal, mammogram, Microcalcifications or calcifications

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Doctors look at many things to find out if you have breast cancer. For example, they look at different physical signs, ask questions about your symptoms and family history, and look at test results.
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Browse Related Terms: Implant radiation, medical oncologist, oncologist, pathologist, radiation, radiation oncologist, radiation therapy, radiologist, Radiotherapeutic ablation

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(di"uhg-no'sis) the determination of the nature of a case of disease; the art of distinguishing one disease from another.
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Browse Related Terms: Adenosis, fracture, metastasis, metastatic, necrosis, osteoporosis, Sclerosis, symptom, x-ray

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(dif fer ren' che ay ted) tumor cells look very similar to normal cells. Pathologists look to see if tumor cells are well differentiated or poorly differentiated.
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Browse Related Terms: Computed Tomography, endometrial, Margins, placebo, S-phase fraction, Tumor, ultrasound

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See Fibrocystic breasts
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Browse Related Terms: benign, benign breast disease, Chronic cystic mastitis, Fibrocystic breasts, Fibrocystic disease, mammary dysplasia

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(dih ploy' dee) is a normal amount of DNA in cells.
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Browse Related Terms: aneuploid, Chromosome, DNA cytometry, DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid, flow cytometry, Image cytometry, ploidy

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(dih-zeez') any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any part, organ, or system (or combination thereof) of the body that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs. The cause and outcome may or may not be known.
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Browse Related Terms: anesthesia, Glial cells, hormone, Immune, inflammatory, Myelin sheath, pituitary gland, rheumatoid arthritis, Schwann cells, stroma, Tissue

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(si tom" eh tree') is a test sometimes used to help predict the aggressiveness of a tumor.
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Browse Related Terms: aneuploid, Chromosome, Diploidy, DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid, flow cytometry, Image cytometry, ploidy

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substances in the body that make up the genes and carry gentic (inherited) information.
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Browse Related Terms: aneuploid, Chromosome, Diploidy, DNA cytometry, flow cytometry, Image cytometry, ploidy

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(duck'-tul kar-sin-oh'-ma in si'-too) (also called Intraductal Carcinoma ) is noninvasive, which means that is has not spread out of the milk ducts to other parts of the breast , the lymph nodes, or other parts of the body.
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Browse Related Terms: Calcifications or Microcalcifications, Comedocarcinoma, DCIS, Intraductal, mammogram, Microcalcifications or calcifications

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(duct eck-tay'-shuh) is a type of non-proliferative fibrocystic change. It is associated with a mass that can be felt around the nipple area.
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Browse Related Terms: Apocrine Metaplasia, Gynecomastia, lumpectomy, mastectomy, metaplasia, Pseudogynecomastia

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the part of the breast that carries the milk to the nipple.
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Browse Related Terms: Acini, alveoli, areola, Bulbs, Fore milk, Hind milk, Lactiferous ducts, Lactiferous sinuses, Lobes, lobule, nipple

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