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'''Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast''' is an uncommon type of [[invasive breast cancer]].

It should '''not''' be confused with indolent behaving [[intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast]], also known as ''encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast'').

==General==
*Rare ~ 1-2% of breast carcinomas in women.<ref name=pmid23905125/>
*The "solid" variant (papillae dramatically compressed together) can also occur.<ref name=pmid23905125>{{Cite journal  | last1 = J B | first1 = L. | last2 = Kini | first2 = RG. | last3 = Amber | first3 = S. | title = Invasive (solid) Papillary Carcinoma of the Breast: A Report of Two Cases. | journal = J Clin Diagn Res | volume = 7 | issue = 6 | pages = 1150-1 | month = Jun | year = 2013 | doi = 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5134.3045 | PMID = 23905125 }}</ref>

==Microscopic==
Features:
*Similar architecture to the [[encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast|encysted variant]] but no cyst.
*Frankly invasive.

===Images===
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Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma Invasive LP SNP.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - Low  power (SKB)
Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma Invasive MP SNP.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - Medium  power (SKB)
Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma Invasive HP SNP.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - High power (SKB)
Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma Invasive HP2 SNP.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - High power (SKB)
Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma SolidVariant LP CTR.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - Solid Variant - Low power (SKB)
Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma SolidVariant MP CTR.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - Solid Variant - Medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma SolidVariant MP3 CTR.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - Solid Variant - Medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma SolidVariant HP CTR.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - Solid Variant - Area of compressed papillae - High power (SKB)
Image:Breast PapillaryCarcinoma SolidVariant MP2 CTR.jpg|Breast - Invasive Papillary Carcinoma - Solid Variant - Area of less compressed papillae - High power  (SKB)
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==See also==
*[[Invasive breast cancer]].

==References==
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[[Category:Invasive breast cancer]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]