Medical Definition of Mucinous carcinoma
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A variety of adenocarcinoma in which the neoplastic cells secrete conspicuous quantities of mucin, and, as a result, the neoplasms are likely to be glistening, sticky, and gelatinoid in consistency.
Synonym: colloid cancer, colloid carcinoma.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucinous Carcinoma
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