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#redirect [[Invasive_breast_cancer#Invasive_ductal_carcinoma_of_the_breast]]
'''Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast''' is the most common form of [[invasive breast cancer]]. It arises from [[ductal carcinoma in situ]].


It is also known as '''NST''' (No Specific Type). Generically, it may be referred to as ''invasive mammary carcinoma''.
==General==
*Most common type of [[invasive breast cancer]].
==Microscopic==
Features:
*Atypical cells:
**Usually >2x [[RBC]] diameter.
**Nucleoli common.
**Forming ducts ''or'' sheets.
**+/-Mitoses.
**+/-Necrosis.
*Evidence of invasion:
**Atypical nucleus adjacent to adipocyte - '''diagnostic'''.
**"Infiltrative" pattern:
***Small glands of variable size within desmoplastic stroma.
***Glands lined by a single layer of cells.
DDx:
*[[DCIS]].
*[[Invasive lobular carcinoma]].
==IHC==
Myoepithelial markers - '''diagnostic''' for invasion:
*SMMS -ve.
*p63 -ve.
Prognostic markers - may be useful for metastates:
*ER +ve (diffuse).
*PR +ve (diffuse).
*HER2 -ve.
==See also==
*[[Invasive breast cancer]].
*[[DCIS]].
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
[[Category:Invasive breast cancer]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
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