- lobular carcinoma
- 1. terminal duct c. 2. see lobular c. in situ.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
lobular carcinoma
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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
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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
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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
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