Lobular carcinoma

Lobular carcinoma
Classification and external resources
Micrograph of lobular carcinoma. H&E stain.
ICD-O:	8520
MeSH	D018275

Lobular carcinoma is a form of tumor which primarily affects the lobules of a gland.

It is sometimes considered equivalent to "terminal duct carcinoma".^[1]

If not otherwise specified, it generally refers to breast cancer. Examples include:

• Lobular carcinoma in situ
• Invasive lobular carcinoma

References

1. ^ "lobular carcinoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

This article about a neoplasm is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Carcinoma Neoplasm stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Mammary gland development Mammata Bhatta Look at other dictionaries: lobular carcinoma — Cancer that begins in the lobules (the glands that make milk) of the breast. Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is a condition in which abnormal cells are found only in the lobules. When cancer has spread from the lobules to surrounding tissues, it …   English dictionary of cancer terms Lobular carcinoma in situ — (LCIS) is a condition by unusual cells in the lobules of the breast.cite web |url=http://cancer.stanford.edu/breastcancer/lcis.html |title=Lobular Carcinoma in situ (LCIS) Breast Cancer Stanford Cancer Center |format= |work= |accessdate=] It is… …   Wikipedia lobular carcinoma in situ — (LCIS) a type of precancerous neoplasia found in the lobules of mammary glands, usually small and widely dispersed so that it is not palpable physically and is identified only on microscopic examination. It progresses slowly, sometimes developing …   Medical dictionary lobular carcinoma in situ — LCIS. A condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lobules of the breast. LCIS seldom becomes invasive cancer; however, having lobular carcinoma in situ in one breast increases the risk of developing breast cancer in either breast. Also… …   English dictionary of cancer terms lobular carcinoma — cancer that arises in the lobules (rather than the ducts) of the breast. Like ductal carcinoma, it may be confined to its site of origin but can invade other tissues; however, it has a greater tendency than ductal carcinoma to affect both breasts …   The new mediacal dictionary lobular carcinoma — 1. terminal duct c. 2. see lobular c. in situ …   Medical dictionary Breast, infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the — Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to infiltrating ductal carcinoma, accounting for 5 to 10% of breast cancer. Infiltrating lobular carcinoma starts in the lobules, the glands that secrete …   Medical dictionary invasive lobular carcinoma — an invasive type of carcinoma of the breast characterized by linear growth into desmoplastic stroma around the terminal part of the lobules of mammary glands; most cases develop from lobular carcinoma in situ …   Medical dictionary infiltrating lobular carcinoma — invasive lobular c …   Medical dictionary lobular neoplasia — lobular carcinoma in situ …   Medical dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”