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Breast adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
167809
Concept ID:
C0858252
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Breast adenocarcinoma, somatic; Breast cancer, somatic
SNOMED CT: Adenocarcinoma of breast (865954003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004988

Definition

The most common histologic type of breast carcinoma. Representative examples include invasive ductal carcinoma not otherwise specified, ductal carcinoma in situ, inflammatory carcinoma, secretory carcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, tubular carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, and lobular carcinoma in situ. [from NCI]

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vorasoot N, Scharf M, Miske R, Thakolwiboon S, Dubey D, Mills JR, Pittock SJ, Zekeridou A, Ott A, McKeon A
Front Immunol 2023;14:1265797. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1265797. PMID: 37841252Free PMC Article
Aebi S, Karlsson P, Wapnir IL
Breast 2022 Mar;62 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S58-S62. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.12.011. PMID: 34930650Free PMC Article
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Poortmans PM, Weltens C, Fortpied C, Kirkove C, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, Budach V, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Weidner N, Rivera S, van Tienhoven G, Fourquet A, Noel G, Valli M, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, Racadot S, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Van Limbergen EF, Engelen A, De Brouwer P, Struikmans H, Bartelink H; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups
Lancet Oncol 2020 Dec;21(12):1602-1610. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30472-1. PMID: 33152277
Orciani M, Sorgentoni G, Olivieri F, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Di Benedetto G, Di Primio R
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Diagnosis

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Vorasoot N, Scharf M, Miske R, Thakolwiboon S, Dubey D, Mills JR, Pittock SJ, Zekeridou A, Ott A, McKeon A
Front Immunol 2023;14:1265797. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1265797. PMID: 37841252Free PMC Article
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Liu Z, Wu H, Wei Z, Wang X, Shen P, Wang S, Wang A, Chen W, Lu Y
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2016 Sep;142(9):1871-81. Epub 2016 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00432-015-2112-1. PMID: 26803314
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Therapy

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Aebi S, Karlsson P, Wapnir IL
Breast 2022 Mar;62 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S58-S62. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.12.011. PMID: 34930650Free PMC Article
Poortmans PM, Weltens C, Fortpied C, Kirkove C, Peignaux-Casasnovas K, Budach V, van der Leij F, Vonk E, Weidner N, Rivera S, van Tienhoven G, Fourquet A, Noel G, Valli M, Guckenberger M, Koiter E, Racadot S, Abdah-Bortnyak R, Van Limbergen EF, Engelen A, De Brouwer P, Struikmans H, Bartelink H; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Groups
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Orciani M, Sorgentoni G, Olivieri F, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Di Benedetto G, Di Primio R
Clin Breast Cancer 2017 Jul;17(4):286-292. Epub 2017 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2017.01.001. PMID: 28188107
Blay JY, Le Cesne A, Alberti L, Ray-Coquart I
Bull Cancer 2005 Feb;92(2):E13-8. PMID: 15749638

Prognosis

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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Jun 15;35(1) doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac047. PMID: 35188192Free PMC Article
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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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