Cancer Biology and Therapeutic Oncology

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Medullary carcinoma of the breast may be a rare subtype of invasive ductal carcinoma (cancer that begins within the milk duct and spreads beyond it), accounting for about 3-5% of all cases of breast cancer. It is called “medullary” carcinoma because the tumor may be a soft, fleshy mass that resembles a neighborhood of the brain called the medulla.

Medullary carcinoma can occur at any age, but it always affects women in their late 40s and early 50s. Medullary carcinoma is more common in women who have a BRCA1 mutation. Studies have shown that medullary carcinoma is additionally more common in Japan than within the US.

Medullary carcinoma cells are usually high-grade in their appearance and low-grade in their behavior. In other words, they appear like aggressive, highly abnormal cancer cells, but they don’t act like them. Medullary carcinoma doesn’t grow quickly and typically doesn’t spread outside the breast to the lymph nodes. For this reason, it’s typically easier to treat than other sorts of carcinoma.

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