Adenofibroma
Description -
a benign tumor of glandular and fibrous tissue
Adenomyoma
Description - a benign tumor composed
of muscular and glandular elements
Breast
Alternative Name -
mammary gland
Description -
glands that produce milk for young
Breast
lactating
Alternative Name -
mammary gland
Description -
breast actively producing milk
Breast,
cancer in lymphatics
Description -
breast cancer in lymph vessels
Carcinoma,
medullary
Description -
an invasive breast cancer that forms a distinct boundary
between tumor tissue and normal tissue (about 5% of breast
cancers)
Carcinoma,
mucinous
Alternative Name -
colloid carcinoma
Description -
a rare breast cancer formed by the mucus-producing cancer
cells
Chondromatous
changes
Description -
a benign tumor containing the structural elements of cartilage
Comedocarcinoma
Description -
form of breast cancer in which plugs of necrotic malignant
cells may be expressed from the ducts
Ductal
carcinoma and sclerosing adenosis
Alternative Name -
ductal cancer with adenofibrosis / fibrosing adenomatosis
/ fibrosing adenosis
Description -
cancer of the breast ducts with other benign lesions
Ductal
carinoma in situ
Alternative Name -
intraductal carcinoma
Description -
the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer, is confined
to the ducts of the breast
Fibroadenoma
Description -
common benign breast tumors often too small to feel by hand
Histiocytic
lymphoma
Description -
a malignant tumour of reticular tissue
Infiltrating
ductal carcinoma
Alternative Name -
invasive ductal carcinoma, IDC
Description-
the most common type of invasive breast cancer, starting in the
cells that line the milk ducts in the breast, grows outside the
ducts, and often spreads to the lymph nodes
Intraductal
fibroadenoma
Description - a benign solid growth
found in the ducts of the breast
Intraductal
papillomas
Description -
non-cancerous wart-like growths that have grown inside the
breast, often involving the large milk ducts near the nipple,
causing bloody nipple discharge
Lobular
carcinoma in situ
Alternative Name - lobular neoplasia;
noninfiltrating lobular carcinoma
Description - non-invasive cancer
that begins in the lobules (the milk-producing glands of the
breast)
Mastitis,
chronic
Description -
inflammation of breast tissue usually as a result of bacterial
infection, most commonly occurring during lactation
Paget's
disease
Description -
a form of breast cancer that begins in the milk ducts and
spreads to the skin of the nipple and areola; Paget’s
disease of the nipple only accounts for about 1% of breast
cancers
Papillary
carcinoma
Description -
a malignant tumour characterised by the formation of numerous,
irregular, finger-like projections of fibrous stroma that
is covered with a surface layer of neoplastic epithelial
cells
Phyllodes
tumour
Alternative Name - Phylloides tumour
Description -
can be either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous);
develops in the connective tissues of the breast
Scirrhus
breast cancer
Description -
a hard slow-growing malignant tumour having a preponderance
of fibrous tissue
Tuberculosis,
breast
Description -
breast showing signs of tuberculosis
Tubular
adenoma
Description -
a benign tumour composed of epithelial tissue resembling
a tubular gland
Tubular
carcinoma
Description -
an invasive breast carcinoma, accounting for about 2% of
breast cancer diagnoses
