Letter M

Multicentric

Having more than one center.

A term often applied to tumors.

A minority of Wilms tumors are multicentric and appear to represent separate tumors.

A multicentric breast cancer involves two or more distinct primary tumors, usually in different quadrants of the breast.

Also called multifocal or polycentric

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