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ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (duk-tul car-si-nO-ma in sIt-U ) A breast cancer that has not spread beyond the lining (epithelium) of the milk ducts into the surrounding breast tissue. While DCIS must be treated to prevent it from developing into an invasive breast cancer, it is not harmful at this stage.