Lobular breast carcinoma
Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 26 Feb 2018
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Radswiki T, Sharma R, Kang O, et al. Lobular breast carcinoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14762
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27 Aug 2011, The Radswiki ◉
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Synonyms:
- Lobular carcinoma of the breast
- Lobular breast cancer
- Lobular neoplasia of the breast
- Lobular carcinoma of breast
- Lobular neoplasia of breast
Lobular breast carcinoma is a subtype of breast cancer can range from lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) to invasive lobular carcinoma.
Pathology
Multicentricity and bilaterality tend to be quite common with lobular breast carcinomas.
References
- 1. Paredes ES. Atlas of mammography. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2007) ISBN:0781764335. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Lopez JK, Bassett LW. Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: spectrum of mammographic, US, and MR imaging findings. Radiographics. 29 (1): 165-76. doi:10.1148/rg.291085100 - Pubmed citation
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