Invasive lobular carcinoma

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is a second name of Invasive lobular carcinoma. Invasive ductal carcinoma is more common then infiltrating lobular carcinoma. Invasive breast cancers are about 10% in all breast cancers.

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma starts spreading in lobules of women breast and gradually spread and increase the ratio in nearby breast tissues. Invasive lobular carcinoma spread to the lymph nodes and also in other parts of the body.

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma  occur in some parts of the one  breast or second or both also  known as multi-centric   Lobular carcinoma mostly occur in both breasts it does not like other cancer’s who mostly found in single breast.

Rather than forming a lump, infiltrating lobular carcinoma grow in a single fiber into the fatty tissues of the breast and thicken breast tissue area is created. Texture or Dimpling are the skin changes on the breast happened in result of this cancer.

Diagnosing Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is very difficult .Mammography (MRI) is a way to diagnose it. Ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) also used to find this type of breast cancer, but the more familiar way of diagnosing this is biopsy.

Lobular carcinoma tumors’ are hormone receptor optimistic and react well to hormonal therapy.