Lobular carcinoma
| Lobular carcinoma | |
|---|---|
| Term | Lobular carcinoma |
| Short definition | lobular carcinoma (LAH-byoo-ler KAR-sih-NOH-muh) Cancer that starts in the lobules (mammary glands) of the breast. The lobular carcinoma can be either lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) or invasive lobular carcinoma. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
lobular carcinoma - (pronounced) (LAH-byoo-ler KAR-sih-NOH-muh) Cancer that starts in the lobules (mammary glands) of the breast. The lobular carcinoma can be either lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) or invasive lobular carcinoma. LCIS is a non-invasive condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lobules of the breast. LCIS rarely becomes an invasive cancer, but having LCIS in one breast increases the risk of developing invasive cancer in both breasts. In invasive lobular carcinoma, the cancer has spread from the lobules to the surrounding normal tissue. It can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymphatic systems
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