Lobular carcinoma

Lobular carcinoma
Micrograph of lobular carcinoma. H&E stain.

Lobular carcinoma is a form of tumor which primarily affects the lobules of a gland.

It is sometimes considered equivalent to "terminal duct carcinoma".[1]

If not otherwise specified, it generally refers to breast cancer. Examples include:

References

  1. ^ "lobular carcinoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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