Lobular carcinoma

Lobular carcinoma
Lobular carcinoma
Classification and external resources

Micrograph of lobular carcinoma. H&E stain.
ICD-O: 8520
MeSH D018275

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