This lesion is often encountered as a microscopic lesion that does not form a palpable tumour. It is generally regarded as a risk indicator rather than a direct precursor for subsequent invasive breast cancer development in both ipsilateral and contralateral breasts.
a very early type of breast cancer that develops within the milk-producing glands (lobules) of the breast and does not penetrate through the wall of the lobules. Researchers think that lobular carcinoma in situ cells almost never progress to invasive lobular cancer. However, having this type of cancer places a woman at increased risk of developing an invasive breast cancer later in life which can occur in either breast. For this reason, it's important for women with lobular carcinoma in situ to have a physical examination three times a year and an annual mammogram.
(LOB-yoo-lar kar-sin-O-ma in SYE-too): LCIS. Abnormal cells found in the lobules of the breast. This condition seldom becomes invasive cancer. However, having lobular carcinoma in situ increases one's risk of developing breast cancer in either breast.
(LCIS): Non-invasive cancer which begins in the milk producing glands but does not penetrate through the wall of the lobules. Also considered as not a true cancer
A solid proliferation of small cells in the breast lobules it is commonly found in multiple areas of the breast and is rarely associated with invasive cancers.
Abnormal cells confined within the lobules. Understanding Breast Cancer
(LCIS): despite its name, LCIS does not behave as cancer. However, it is a breast disorder that does increase the risk of developing breast cancer in the future.
Cancer that starts to grow in small sections of your breast called lobules and has not spread outside the lobules.
see ‘Carcinoma in situ'.
Also called lobular neoplasia. Non-invasive cancer that has not spread beyond the lobules. The lobules are the milk-producing parts of the breast at the distant end of the ducts.
A cluster of abnormal cells in the lining of a lobule. These cells rarely become invasive cancers themselves, but women with LCIS are at increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer.
Cancer cells that develop from the lining of the lobules in the breast. LCIS is not considered to be a precursor to cancer, but it is a marker of high risk.
(LCIS also called lobular neoplasm): Abnormal cells in the lobules of the breast; a sign that a woman is at an increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Abnormal cells in the lobules of the breast. This condition seldom becomes invasive cancer. However, having lobular carcinoma in situ is a sign that the woman has an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Also called LCIS.
LCIS. A condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lobules of the breast. LCIS seldom becomes invasive cancer; however, having lobular carcinoma in situ in one breast increases the risk of developing breast cancer in either breast.
(LCIS): A very early type of breast cancer that develops within the milk-producing glands (lobules) of the breast and does not penetrate through the wall of the lobules. Though technically a Stage 0 breast cancer (the earliest stage, many physicians do not classify LCIS as a cancer. However, LCIS places a woman at increased risk of developing an invasive breast cancer later in life, which can occur in either breast.
A very early type of breast cancer that develops within the milk-producing glands (lobules) of the breast and does not penetrate through the walls of the lobules. Researchers think that most cases of lobular carcinoma in situ do not progress to invasive lobular cancer. However, having this type of cancer places a woman at increased risk or developing an invasive breast cancer later in life. For this reason, it's important for woman with lobular carcinoma in situ to have a physical examination three times a year and a yearly mammogram.
A condition of the breast. LCIS is not cancer, but people who have it are more likely to develop breast cancer in the future.
Serves as a marker for the increased risk of developing breast cancer, possibly in both breasts.