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42. Mucinous carcinoma: Difference between revisions

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(Created page with "''This slide is no longer part of the curriculum as of spring 2020, so you shouldn’t have to learn it.'' '''Staining''': HE '''Organ''': Breast '''Description''': The top of the slide shows normal breast tissue. The tumor is obvious. The tumor cells form clusters that are “floating in a sea of mucin”. These tumor cells have lost their orientation and therefore secrete mucin outwards instead of inwards (into an acinus) '''Diagnosis''': Mucinous carcinoma '''R...")
 
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''This slide is no longer part of the curriculum as of spring 2020, so you shouldn’t have to learn it.''
[[File:Mucinous carcinoma - overview.png|thumb|Overview]]''This slide is no longer part of the curriculum as of spring 2020, so you shouldn’t have to learn it.''


'''Staining''': HE
'''Staining''': HE
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* Usually older women
* Usually older women
* Probably same as for other breast cancers
* Probably same as for other breast cancers[[File:Mucinous carcinoma - mucus.jpg|thumb|The arrows show the direction in which the tumor cells are secreting mucin]]


'''Theory''':
'''Theory''':


Mucinous carcinoma is a rare type of breast carcinoma, accounting for less than 3% of cases. It has a better prognosis than invasive ductal carcinoma.
Mucinous carcinoma is a rare type of breast carcinoma, accounting for less than 3% of cases. It has a better prognosis than invasive ductal carcinoma.
[[File:Mucinous carcinoma - overview.png|center|thumb|Overview]]
[[File:Mucinous carcinoma - mucus.jpg|center|thumb|The arrows show the direction in which the tumor cells are secreting mucin]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Histopathology slides]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Histopathology slides]]