Commonest malignancies

Commonest malignancies (Worldwide) –

• In children – leukemia
• In females – breast cancer
• In males – prostate cancer
• Overall – breast cancer

Commonest malignancies (in india) –

• Children - leukemia 
• Male - oral
• Female – CA cervix

• Commonest variety of breast cancer – invasive ductal
• Commonest origin of Oral cavity, tongue, skin, cervix malignancies – squamous cell CA

• Commonest origin of Breast, pancreas, gall bladder, endometrium malignancies –scirrhous adeno CA

• Breast CA – More in left

      More in upper outer quadrant

Origin – ductal epithelium commonly

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• TNM classification Adenocarcinoma is of 2 types – lobular and ductal(commonest)
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• Leiomyoma – Benign/fibroid tumour of uterine myometrium
• Types -
• Intramural/interstitial – within uterine wall, generally asymptomatic, most common type.
• Subserosal/subperitoneal – under mucosal peritoneal surface, grows on outer wall of the uterus.
• Submucosal – just below the lining of the uterus, under endometrium.
• Pedunculated – sub-serosal with peduncle.