Pdf lobular carcinomas in situ lcis represent 12% of all breast cancers. Lcis is not considered to be cancer, and it typically does not spread beyond the lobule become invasive breast cancer if it isnt treated. Lobular carcinoma in situ lcis diagnosis and treatment. Invasive lobular carcinoma ilc and lobular carcinoma in situ lcis are types of breast cancer that begin in the milkproducing lobules of the breast. Carcinoma lobulillar in situ lcis american cancer society.
Lcis is not cancer but can signal a higher risk of breast cancer. Lobular carcinoma i n situ lcis is an uncommon condition in which abnormal cells form in the milk glands lobules in the breast. Abstract background lobular carcinoma in situ lcis of the breast is considered a marker for an increased risk of carcinoma in both. The condition is most often diagnosed as an incidental finding when you have a biopsy done to evaluate some other area of concern in your breast. Lobular carcinoma in situ ireland pdf ppt case reports. This is a pdf file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for.
Lobular carcinoma in situ lcis is an incidental microscopic finding with characteristic cellular morphology and multifocal tissue patterns. Pathologic findings from the national surgical adjuvant breast and. Clonality of lobular carcinoma in situ and synchronous invasive. Lobular carcinoma in situ lcis is a type of breast change that is sometimes seen when a breast biopsy is done. Although lobular carcinoma in situ lcis of the breast was described more. Lobular carcinoma in situ lcis american cancer society. Lobular carcinoma in situ means abnormal cells are in the breast. Lobular carcinoma in situ lcis symptoms and causes mayo clinic. In lcis, cells that look like cancer cells are growing in the lining of the milkproducing glands of the breast called the lobules, but they dont invade through the wall of the lobules.
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