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Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Mouse Mammary Gland
Definition 1
A malignant neoplasm primarily composed of a spindle cell stroma. May or may not have an identifiable glandular component. (NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Definition 2
Many spindle cell carcinomas of the mammary gland are myoepithelial. (NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Definition 3
May only be identifiable as smooth muscle cells using immunohistochemical stains such as smooth muscle actin or keratin 14. (NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
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