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Invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: the increasing importance of this special subtype.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 7 Jan 2021
McCart Reed Amy E, Kalinowski Lauren, Simpson Peter T, Lakhani Sunil R
Abstract excerpt
Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the most common of the breast cancer special types, accounting for up to 15% of all breast cancer cases. ILCs are noted for their lack of E-cadherin function, which underpins their characteristic discohesive growth pattern, with cells arranged in single file and dispersed throughout the stroma. Typically, tumours are luminal in molecular subtype, being oestrogen and...
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