Medullary carcinoma
| Medullary carcinoma | |
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| Micrograph of a medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. H&E stain. | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| MeSH | D018276 |
Medullary carcinoma may refer to one of several different tumors of epithelial origin. As the term "medulla" is a generic anatomic descriptor for the mid-layer of various organ tissues, a medullary tumor usually arises from the "mid-layer tissues" of the relevant organ.
Medullary carcinoma most commonly refers to:
Medullary carcinoma may also refer to tumors of:
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