Difference between revisions of "Invasive breast cancer"

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==Mucinous breast carcinoma==
===General===
*Rare.
*Good prognosis.<ref name=pmid18809061>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Barkley | first1 = CR. | last2 = Ligibel | first2 = JA. | last3 = Wong | first3 = JS. | last4 = Lipsitz | first4 = S. | last5 = Smith | first5 = BL. | last6 = Golshan | first6 = M. | title = Mucinous breast carcinoma: a large contemporary series. | journal = Am J Surg | volume = 196 | issue = 4 | pages = 549-51 | month = Oct | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.013 | PMID = 18809061 }}</ref>
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Mucin producing glands.
**Should comprise >90% of the tumour.<ref name=pmid22006768>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Dogan | first1 = E. | last2 = Aksoy | first2 = S. | last3 = Dizdar | first3 = O. | last4 = Arslan | first4 = C. | last5 = Dede | first5 = DS. | last6 = Ozisik | first6 = Y. | last7 = Altundag | first7 = K. | title = Pure mucinous carcinoma of the breast: a single center experience. | journal = J BUON | volume = 16 | issue = 3 | pages = 565-7 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 22006768 }}</ref>


=Grading breast cancer=
=Grading breast cancer=
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