Definition of Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast
Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast definition - medical term
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.
I nfiltrating lobular carcinoma starts in the lobules, the glands that secrete
milk, and then infiltrates surrounding tissue.
On mammography, a lobular carcinoma can look similar to a ductal carcinoma --
a mass with fine spikes radiating from the edges (spiculation).
However, on physical examination of the breast, a lobular carcinoma is usually
not a hard mass like a ductal carcinoma but rather a vague thickening of the breast
tissue.
Lobular carcinoma can occur in more than one site in the breast (as a multicentric
tumor) or in both breasts at the same time (as bilateral lobular carcinoma).
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