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Lobular carcinoma in situ

Lobular carcinoma in situ

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Is a type of:

Breast cancer

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

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A 33-year old asked:

The decision was that I have lobular carcinoma in situ. What is it?

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A 37-year old asked:

What are the causes of breast and arm pain after having biopsy with lobular carcinoma in situ diagnosis?

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A 64-year old female asked:

Approx how long it takes for a lobular carcinoma cancer in situ becomes invasive?

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A 64-year old female asked:

Best treatment for invasive and in-situ carcinoma with lobular features, sbr grade 2, 8mm in size?

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A 34-year old asked:

How is invasive lobular carcinoma (ilc) usually diagnosed?

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A 37-year old asked:

I have invasive lobular carcinoma. What are my chances of complete recovery?

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A 64-year old female asked:

Is mastectomy good for an invasive & in situ lobular carcinoma, stage 1b, sbr grade 2, 8 mm in size with good margins except anterior margin 1.5mm ?

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A 40-year old asked:

Is invasive lobular carcinoma the same as invasive ductal ca?

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A 42-year old asked:

Is invasive lobular carcinoma the same as invasive ductal carcinoma?

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A 32-year old asked:

What is the survival rate of patients with invasive lobular carcinoma?

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A 38-year old female asked:

Is a palpable lobular carcinoma better visible on ultrasound than a non-palpable lobular carcinoma? how many times a lobular carcinoma is not visible? thanks?

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A 38-year old female asked:

38y w/ invasive lobular carcinoma, grade 2. Two tumors: 10mm and 10.5mm. ER+ (8/8), PR+ (8/8), HER2+ (3+). Opinion, please. Surgeon appt next week. What important questions should I ask?

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A 39-year old asked:

Can someone with lobular carcinoma breast feed?

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A 33-year old asked:

Can women with invasive lobular carcinoma breast feed their babies?

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A 44-year old female asked about a 77-year old female:

Can you have DCIS in one breast and Lobular carcinoma in the other breast at the same time?

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A 64-year old female asked:

The drug is taxotere (docetaxel) and cyclophosphamide used in chemo due to early stage of invasive lobular carcinoma does side effect cause insomia , depression?

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A 37-year old asked:

Help please? What is the survival rate of 46 yr old pt with stage 2B invasive lobular breat cancer w/node involvement?

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A member asked:

Would you recommend chemotherapy for a lobular beat cancer patient who its 44 and had a tumor that was 4.9 without clear margins, but had clear nodes?

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A 55-year old female asked:

Chemotherapy for Invasive Lobular Cancer and CHEK2 gene mutation?

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A 44-year old asked:

What is the survival rate for a 46 yr old pt with stage 2B invasive lobular breast cancer w/node involvement?

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A 40-year old female asked:

How accurate or sensitive is an ultrasound for lobular breast cancer? Is it 80% or 90% for example?

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A 28-year old female asked:

My mom had lobular breast cancer at 54 and her paternal cousin had breast cancer at 48. Everyone is brca negative. Is this likely hereditary?

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A 27-year old female asked:

My mom was diagnosis with tubulo-lobular breast cancer nottingham score grade 2. Tubule formation was graded 3, with very little tubules . How can this be.?

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A 49-year old female asked about a 49-year old female:

Sister almost done radiation treatments for mixed ductal/lobular breast cancer. noticed that her breast looks dimpled. Could this be from radiation?

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A 60-year old female asked:

Would the use of skin creams containing phytoestrogens be harmful to me, given that i had oestrogen dependent lobular breast cancer in 2000?

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A 37-year old female asked:

I would like to know the accuracy of detecting lobular breast cancer on ultrasound when having a palpable mass. Some studies mention 80 90 %. But is lobular that hard to detect? How many percent of lobular is missed on an diagnostic ultrasound?

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A 29-year old female asked:

My mom had lobular breast cancer at 52. Brca negative. Is lobular breast cancer more genetic based than ductal?

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A 32-year old female asked:

My mother had lobular breast cancer at 54. Im 32 and like to have a glass or two of wine every few nights. Is that ok?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Been reading that drinking even a small amount of alcohol increase breast cancer. Mother also had lobular breast cancer at 54. Will alcohol further increase my risk? Even if not every day?

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A 31-year old female asked:

My mother had lobular breast cancer at 53. Does this mean ill get it? Is the lobular variety more likely genetic? I'm brca negative.

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