Sonographic evaluation of infiltrating lobular carcinoma.

Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: mammographic and sonographic evaluation.

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of mammography and sonography together in the assessment of patients with pure invasive lobular carcinomas (ILCs) of the breast. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 38 cases of pure invasive lobular carcinomas of the breast. The tumors were evaluated both mammographically and sonographically. The mammographic images were reviewed by two experienc...

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma: four case illustrations.

INFILTRATING LOBULAR CARCINOMA, PART 2: MRI Morphology and Kinetics

A sinister and stealthy marauder, infiltrating lobular carcinoma (ILC) can potentially elude detection due to its pathologic appearance. As reviewed in the last issue of The WCC Note, the shape of ILC at pathology varies. It ranges from tumors with irregular margins; to those displaying diffuse invasion with cells infiltrating single file or loosely associated; to variants with large groups of ...

Medullary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to breast masquerading as infiltrating lobular carcinoma.

Metastatic tumors to the breast from an extramammary site are rare entities and may present diagnostic difficulties for the surgical pathologist because of frequent histological similarities to primary neoplasms in this location. A case is reported of medullary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the breast in a 28-year-old woman with a family history of MEN IIA (Sipple's) syndrome. Histological fe...

Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast Presenting as Gastrointestinal Obstruction: A Mini Review

One in twelve American women will develop breast cancer, with infiltrating lobular carcinoma (ILC) comprising approximately 15% of these cases. The incidence of ILC has been increasing over the last several decades. It has been hypothesized that this increase is associated with combined replacement hormonal therapy. Although pathologically distinct from infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC), ILC ...