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Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast
Breast: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to infiltrating ductal carcinoma, accounting for 5 to 10% of breast cancer. Infiltrating lobular carcinoma starts in the lobules, the…
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Show more- Imperforate anus A congenital malformation (a birth defect) in which the rectum is a blind alley (a cul-de-sac) and there is…
- Shigella Epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery due to infection with the Shigella bacteria. Shigellosis…
- X-rays during pregnancy See: Prenatal radiation exposure
- Hirschsprung disease Hirschsprung disease: A congenital abnormality (birth defect) of the bowel in which there is absence of the…
- Pustule A pustule is a small collection of pus in the top layer of skin (epidermis) or beneath it in the dermis…
- Tapeworm, armed Taenia solium
- Forceps An instrument with two blades and a handle used for handling, grasping, or compressing. Many types of forceps…
- Mathematics disorder A condition characterized by math skills that are significantly below normal, given the person's age…
- Rooting reflex A reflex seen in newborn babies, who automatically turn their face toward the stimulus and make sucking…
- ALCAM A receptor expressed on T cells which is involved in the adhesion of cells. ALCAM stands for activated…
- Symptom Any subjective evidence of disease. Anxiety, lower back pain, and fatigue are all symptoms. They are…
- Cervix, incompetent A cervix that is abnormally liable to dilate and so is not competent to hold the fetus and keep it from being…