Invasive Lobular Cancer of the Breast: A Pictorial Essay of Imaging Findings on Mammography, Sonography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Breast  cancer is the most common female cancer in the developed world and accounts for 25%–30% of all new cancer diagnoses in the women [1,2]. Invasive lobular cancer (ILC) is the second most frequent subtype after invasive ductal cancer (IDC), accounting for 8%–15% [3–5] of cases. The incidence of ILC has been steadily increasing since 1987 while rates of IDC have remained relatively constant. It has been postulated that the increase in incidence of ILC may be related to the use of combined hormone replacement therapy [6].
Source: Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging / Imagerie cardiaque et imagerie thoracique Source Type: research