(DCIS): Non-invasive form of breast cancer where the abnormal cell growth is limited to inside of the breast ducts Excisional Biopsy: Surgical removal of the breast tumor and a surrounding margin of normal breast tissue Fibroadenoma: Benign tissue growth in the breast composed of both structural and glandular tissue
DCIS is a non-invasive breast cancer. Cancer cells fill the ducts but do not spread through the walls of the ducts into the fatty tissue of the breast. Nearly 100% of women diagnosed at this early stage of breast cancer may be cured. Only in the rarest circumstances can breast self-examination or clinical breast examination detect DCIS. The changes can be seen by means of a screening mammography. With more women getting mammograms each year, the diagnosis of DCIS is becoming more common.
an early stage of cancer where the tumour is restricted to the ductal tissue of the breast.
Ductal carcinoma in situ is the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer. There are cancer cells inside the ducts but they have not spread through the walls of the ducts into the fatty tissue of the breast nor spread to other organs in the body. More information on types of breast can be found at the American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Resource Center at http://www3.cancer.org/cancerinfo/load_cont.asp?ct=5&st=wi
A cancer inside the ducts of breast that has not grown through the wall of the duct into the surrounding tissues. Sometimes referred to as a precancer. Good prognosis is involved with in situ cancers.
a precancerous lesion that appears in the ducts of the breast. This type of lesion may eventually convert into an invasive breast cancer.
The most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. Cancer cells have not spread beyond the ducts.
Stage 0 breast cancer. Cancer cells are present in the lining of a duct but have not spread to the surrounding fatty tissue.
Ductal cancer cells that have not grown outside of their site of origin, sometimes referred to as precancer.
Type of early breast cancer affecting the ducts of the breast. Means the cancer cells are all inside the Ducts (passageways) of the breast and have not broken out. This is important as it means the chance of the cancer cells having spread anywhere else in the body is very low indeed.
Cancer cells that develop from the lining of the milk duct but are confined to the ducts of the breast. DCIS is considered to be a precursor to invasive cancer.
(DUK-tal kar-sin-O-ma in SYE-too): DCIS. Abnormal cells that involve only the lining of a duct. The cells have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast. Also called intraductal carcinoma.
(DCIS, also called intraductal carcinoma) Abnormal cancer cells that involve only the lining of milk duct. The cells have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast. It is sometimes referred to as intraductal carcinoma.
Cancer cells that start in the milk passages (ducts) but have not penetrated the duct walls into the surrounding tissue. This is a highly curable form of breast cancer that is treated with surgery or surgery plus radiation therapy.
The most common form of treatable breast cancer, when found early. It spreads along the ducts of the breast, rather than forming a lump.
DCIS. A noninvasive, precancerous condition in which abnormal cells are found in the lining of a breast duct. The abnormal cells have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast. In some cases, ductal carcinoma in situ may become invasive cancer and spread to other tissues, although it is not known at this time how to predict which lesions will become invasive. Also called intraductal carcinoma.
About 15%-20% of breast cancers are sometimes called carcinoma in situ. They may be either ductal carcinoma in situ (sometimes called intraductal carcinoma) or lobular carcinoma in situ. Even though it is referred to as a cancer, it is not actually cancer. However, patients with this condition have a 25% chance of developing breast cancer in either breast in the next 25 years.
Cancer that is confined to the ducts of the breast tissue.
Cancer that remains localized in the ducts of the breast and has not spread to other tissues.