Diseases

Breast Carcinoma In Situ

A condition in which abnormal cells have not spread outside the duct, lobule, or nipple to other tissues of the breast. There are 3 types of breast carcinoma in situ: DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU; LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU; and PAGET DISEASE OF THE NIPPLE.

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A condition in which abnormal cells have not spread outside the duct, lobule, or nipple to other tissues of the breast. There are 3 types of breast carcinoma in situ: DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU; LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU; and PAGET DISEASE OF THE NIPPLE.

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Synonyms

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  • LCIS, Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
  • Lobular Carcinoma In Situ

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with BREAST NEOPLASMS

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Breast Neoplasms (1970-2016)
  • Carcinoma in Situ (1976-2016)
  • Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating (1984-2016)
  • Carcinoma, Lobular (1984-2016)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Breast Carcinoma In Situ. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071960. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071960
  2. Breast Carcinoma In Situ. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18558015