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| LMDDx      = [[invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast]] with lobular features, poorly differentiated carcinoma, [[LCIS]]
| LMDDx      = [[invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast]] with lobular features, poorly differentiated carcinoma, [[LCIS]]
| Stains    =
| Stains    =
| IHC        = usu. ER and PR +ve, HER2 -ve, CK7 +ve
| IHC        = [[E-cadherin]] -ve, usu. ER and PR +ve, HER2 -ve, [[CK7]] +ve
| EM        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Grossing  = [[breast grossing]]
| Staging    = [[breast cancer staging]]
| Site      = [[breast]] - see ''[[invasive breast cancer]]''
| Site      = [[breast]] - see ''[[invasive breast cancer]]''
| Assdx      =
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  = hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome
| Syndromes  = [[hereditary diffuse gastric cancer]]
| Clinicalhx =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      =
| Signs      =
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*Poorly differentiated carcinoma.
*Poorly differentiated carcinoma.
*[[LCIS]].
*[[LCIS]].
*[[Malignant melanoma]].
===Subclassification===
*Classic lobular carcinoma.
**Low nuclear grade - NO significant variation of nucleus size.
*Pleomorphic lobular carcinoma.
**Significant nuclear atypia.
Note:
*Some pathologist grade lobular carcinoma like other types and avoid the term "pleomorphic lobular carcinoma."<ref>MUA. Jan 22, 2009.</ref>
Other variants:
*Histiocytoid.<ref name=pmid21398688>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Tan | first1 = PH. | last2 = Harada | first2 = O. | last3 = Thike | first3 = AA. | last4 = Tse | first4 = GM. | title = Histiocytoid breast carcinoma: an enigmatic lobular entity. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 64 | issue = 8 | pages = 654-9 | month = Aug | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1136/jcp.2011.088930 | PMID = 21398688 }}</ref>


===Images===
===Images===
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Image:Lobular_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | Lobular carcinoma - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image:Lobular_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | Lobular carcinoma - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image:Lobular_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | Lobular carcinoma - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image:Lobular_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | Lobular carcinoma - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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Image:Breast_invasive_lobular_carcinoma_%281%29.jpg | Lobular carcinoma - 1 (WC)
Image:Breast_invasive_lobular_carcinoma_%282%29.jpg | Lobular carcinoma - 2 (WC)
</gallery>
</gallery>


More [[WC]] images:
==IHC==
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breast_invasive_lobular_carcinoma_%281%29.jpg Lobular carcinoma - 1 (WC)].
Features:
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breast_invasive_lobular_carcinoma_%282%29.jpg Lobular carcinoma - 2 (WC)].
*[[E-cadherin]] -ve.
 
*ER and PR +ve.
===Subclassification===
*HER2 -ve.
*Classic lobular carcinoma.
*CK7 +ve.
**Low nuclear grade - NO significant variation of nucleus size.
*Pleomorphic lobular carcinoma.
**Significant nuclear atypia.


Note:  
Others:
*Some pathologist grade lobular carcinoma like other types and avoid the term "pleomorphic lobular carcinoma."<ref>MUA. Jan 22, 2009.</ref>
*CK20 -ve.
*Beta-catenin -ve/+ve (~46% completely negative<ref name=pmid11237489>{{cite journal |authors=Karayiannakis AJ, Nakopoulou L, Gakiopoulou H, Keramopoulos A, Davaris PS, Pignatelli M |title=Expression patterns of beta-catenin in in situ and invasive breast cancer |journal=Eur J Surg Oncol |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=31–6 |date=February 2001 |pmid=11237489 |doi=10.1053/ejso.1999.1017 |url=}}</ref>).


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Invasive breast cancer]].
*[[Invasive breast cancer]].
*[[Signet ring cell carcinoma]].


==References==
==References==
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