Preferred Label : Breast Carcinoma;
NCIt synonyms : Cancer of Breast; Carcinoma of the Breast; Cancer of the Breast; Mammary Carcinoma; Carcinoma of Breast;
NCIt related terms : Breast Cancer; Breast cancer, NOS;
NCIt definition : A carcinoma arising from the breast, most commonly the terminal ductal-lobular unit.
It is the most common malignant tumor in females. Risk factors include country of
birth, family history, menstrual and reproductive history, fibrocystic disease and
epithelial hyperplasia, exogenous estrogens, contraceptive agents, and ionizing radiation.
The vast majority of breast carcinomas are adenocarcinomas (ductal or lobular). Breast
carcinoma spreads by direct invasion, by the lymphatic route, and by the blood vessel
route. The most common site of lymph node involvement is the axilla.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: A malignant neoplasm that develops or arises in breast tissue.; NCI-GLOSS: Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that
carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men
and women, although male breast cancer is rare.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
FDA table : Patient Code (Appendix B);
Codes from synonyms : 10006285; CDR0000444971; 1759;
Origin ID : C4872;
UMLS CUI : C0678222;
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- CISMeF manual mappings
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- DO Cross reference
- Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Has associated anatomic sites
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- associated_with_malfunction_of_gene_product
- concept_is_in_subset
- disease_excludes_finding
- disease_has_abnormal_cell
- disease_has_accepted_treatment_with_regimen
- disease_has_associated_disease
- disease_has_associated_gene
- disease_has_finding
- disease_has_normal_cell_origin
- disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- has_biomarker_gene
- has_biomarker_gene_product
- may_be_associated_disease_of_disease
- neoplasm_has_special_category