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- Title
The pattern of invasive lobular carcinoma in the patients diagnosed with breast cancer from Balochistan.
- Authors
A. H., Baloch; A. N., Khosa; N., Bangulzai; H., Sadia; M., Ahmed; F., Khan; M., Jan; M., Tareen; M. H., Kakar; J., Shuja; H. K., Naseeb; J., Ahmad; Baloch, A H; Khosa, A N; Bangulzai, N; Sadia, H; Ahmed, M; Khan, F; Jan, M; Tareen, M
- Abstract
<bold>Introduction: </bold>Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer accounting for 5%-15% of all the breast cancer cases. The present study was performed on 171 breast cancer patients from Balochistan registered in CENAR (Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy), Quetta.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>Written consent was obtained from the patients. The history of the disease was taken from the patients, and the patients' enrollment files were retrieved.<bold>Results: </bold>Of the 171 patients, 5 (2.96%) were diagnosed with ILC with tumor Grade II, and stage of the cancer reported was Grade III in all the 5 patients affected with ILC.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>ILC is the second most common type of breast cancer diagnosed with comparatively lower grade but almost reported infiltrating.
- Subjects
LOBULAR carcinoma; BREAST cancer diagnosis; BREAST cancer risk factors; ADENOCARCINOMA; INVASIVE diagnosis; CANCER invasiveness
- Publication
Indian Journal of Cancer, 2016, Vol 53, Issue 3, p363
- ISSN
0019-509X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/0019-509X.200672