The pattern of invasive lobular carcinoma in the patients diagnosed with breast cancer from Balochistan

Indian J Cancer. 2016 Jul-Sep;53(3):363-365. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.200672.

Abstract

Introduction: Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer accounting for 5%-15% of all the breast cancer cases. The present study was performed on 171 breast cancer patients from Balochistan registered in CENAR (Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy), Quetta.

Materials and methods: Written consent was obtained from the patients. The history of the disease was taken from the patients, and the patients' enrollment files were retrieved.

Results: Of the 171 patients, 5 (2.96%) were diagnosed with ILC with tumor Grade II, and stage of the cancer reported was Grade III in all the 5 patients affected with ILC.

Conclusion: ILC is the second most common type of breast cancer diagnosed with comparatively lower grade but almost reported infiltrating.

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Lobular / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Lobular / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Lobular / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Lobular / pathology
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pakistan / epidemiology