A tubulolobular carcinoma (TLC) of the breast is considered a sub type of breast cancer which features of both invasive lobular carcinoma and tubular carcinoma of the breast. It therefore exhibits features of both ductal and lobular differentiation. Multifocality, muticentricity and percentage of positive axillary lymph nodes may be more frequent in TLC than with a pure tubular carcinoma of the breast 2.
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| Tubulolobular carcinoma |
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| Tubulolobular breast carcinoma |
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| Tubulolobular breast cancer |
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| Tubulo-lobular carcinoma of breast |
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| Tubulo-lobular carcinoma |
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