The terms which are underlined have active hyperlinks. Click on an underlined word for a more comprehensive discussion of the term. Women with this condition often require special mammography views. Another term for the lobules of the breast.
Lobules are milk-producing glands.
Cancer that originates in the glandular tissue, such as in the ducts or lobules of the breast. A benign growth originating in the glandular tissue of the breast that can compress adjacent tissue as it grows in size. One adrenal gland is located near each kidney. Their main function is to produce hormones that regulate metabolism and control fluid balance and blood pressure. A stage of cancer in which the disease has spread from the primary site to other parts of the body.