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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
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 — Classification and external resources Micrograph of lobular carcinoma. H E stain. ICD O: 8520 … Wikipedia
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
carcinoma in situ — n carcinoma in the stage of development when the cancer cells are still within their site of origin (as the mouth or uterine cervix) abbr. CIS * * * a neoplastic entity whose tumor cells are confined to the epithelium of origin, without invasion… … Medical dictionary
breast carcinoma in situ — Abnormal cells that are confined to the ducts or lobules in the breast. There are two forms, called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) … English dictionary of cancer terms
lobular carcinoma — 1. terminal duct c. 2. see lobular c. in situ … Medical dictionary
stage 0 breast carcinoma in situ — In stage 0, abnormal cells are found in the breast. There are 2 types of stage 0: ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS). DCIS is a noninvasive, precancerous condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining… … English dictionary of cancer terms
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
lobular neoplasia — lobular carcinoma in situ … Medical dictionary
