Medullary carcinoma

Medullary carcinoma
Micrograph of a medullary carcinoma of the thyroid. H&E stain.
Classification and external resources
MeSH	D018276

Medullary carcinoma refers to one of several tumors.

The most common types are:

Medullary carcinoma is also described in the following organs

Glandular and epithelial neoplasms (ICD-O 8010-8589)

Epithelium

Papilloma/carcinoma (8010-8139)	Small cell carcinoma Combined small cell carcinoma Verrucous carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma Transitional cell carcinoma Inverted papilloma

Glands

Adenomas/
adenocarcinomas
(8140-8429)

Gastrointestinal	tract: Linitis plastica Familial adenomatous polyposis pancreas Insulinoma Glucagonoma Gastrinoma VIPoma Somatostatinoma Cholangiocarcinoma Klatskin tumor Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma

Urogenital	Renal cell carcinoma Endometrioid tumor Renal oncocytoma

Endocrine	Prolactinoma Multiple endocrine neoplasia Adrenocortical adenoma/Adrenocortical carcinoma Hurthle cell

Other/multiple	Neuroendocrine tumor Carcinoid Adenoid cystic carcinoma Oncocytoma Clear cell adenocarcinoma Apudoma Cylindroma Papillary hidradenoma

Adnexal and
skin appendage (8390-8429)

sweat gland
- Hidrocystoma
- Syringoma
Syringocystadenoma papilliferum

Cystic, mucinous,
and serous (8440-8499)

Cystic general	Cystadenoma/Cystadenocarcinoma

Mucinous	Signet ring cell carcinoma Krukenberg tumor Mucinous cystadenoma / Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma Pseudomyxoma peritonei Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Serous	Ovarian serous cystadenoma / Pancreatic serous cystadenoma / Serous cystadenocarcinoma / Papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma

Ductal, lobular,
and medullary (8500-8549)

Ductal carcinoma	Mammary ductal carcinoma Pancreatic ductal carcinoma Comedocarcinoma Paget's disease of the breast / Extramammary Paget's disease

Lobular carcinoma	Lobular carcinoma in situ Invasive lobular carcinoma

Medullary carcinoma	Medullary carcinoma of the breast Medullary thyroid cancer

Acinar cell (8550-8559)

Acinic cell carcinoma

Other

Complex epithelial (8560-8589)	Warthin's tumor Thymoma

See also: Template:Epithelium and epithelial tissue

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