Medical Dictionary

ductal carcinoma in situ

noun

Medical Definition of DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU

:  any of a histologically variable group of precancerous growths or early carcinomas of the lactiferous ducts that have the potential of becoming invasive and spreading to other tissues—abbreviation DCIS

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