Carcinoma in situ

Carcinoma in situ is carcinoma that has not broken through the basal layer and, therefore, has not spread. The concept is of special interest since cancers in situ are considered to be capable of being cured with simple tumor excision.

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A chronic degenerative disease, characterized by an uncontrolled growth of cells derived from hormonal tissues that form a tumor and that does not present the spread of malignant cells from the site of origin to different sites.

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