163 Typical medullary carcinoma of the breast: experience of a single institution
β Scribed by I. Faustino; Y. Shvets; J. Loureiro; C. Leal; R. Soares; R. Couto; D. Pereira; S. Sousa; N. Afonso; H. Rodrigues
- Book ID
- 119601180
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1359-6349
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## BACKGROUND. Microinvasive breast carcinoma (MIC) has a good prognosis but specific definitions have varied in the past, making the clinical significance of MIC a subject of debate.
Fifty-two women with typical medullary breast carcinoma, diagnosed according to criteria of Ridolfi et al. [Cancer 40:1365-1385, 19771 are described. At the time of diagnosis, 90% of the patients were stages I and 11. The primary tumor size was d to 4 cm in 46 (88.5%) and >4 cm in 6 (1 1.5%) patient