MedicalTerminology DB

1 Definition of multicentric breast cancer

Meaning of multicentric breast cancer: Breast cancer in which there is more than one tumor, all of which have formed separately from one another.

Breast cancer in which there is more than one tumor, all of which have formed separately from one another. The tumors are likely to be in different quadrants (sections) of the breast. Multicentric breast cancers are rare.

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