## Background: The natural history of patients with intraductal carcinoma (dcis) and microinvasion is poorly defined, and the clinical management of these patients, with particular reference to management of the axilla, has been controversial. previous studies of this lesion have used varied and/or
Lobular carcinoma in situ with microinvasion
โ Scribed by Nemoto, Takuma; Castillo, Nieva; Tsukada, Yoshi; Koul, Ashok; Eckhert, Kenneth H.; Bauer, Ronald L.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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โฆ Synopsis
Six patients with lobular carcinoma in situ with microinvasion were described in this report. Lobular carcinoma in situ is not known to progress to microinvasive disease. Although this feature is rare, the current understanding that lobular carcinoma in situ is a marker needs to be revised.
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