Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Preoperative Staging and Work-Up of Patients Affected by Invasive Lobular Carcinoma or Invasive Ductolobular Carcinoma

Purpose. The prevalence of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), the second most common type of breast cancer, accounts for 5%–15% of all invasive breast cancer cases. Its histological feature to spread in rows of single cell layers explains why it often fails to form a palpable lesion and the lack of s...

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Main Authors: Valeria Selvi, Jacopo Nori, Icro Meattini, Giulio Francolini, Noemi Morelli, Diego Di Benedetto, Giulia Bicchierai, Federica Di Naro, Maninderpal Kaur Gill, Lorenzo Orzalesi, Luis Sanchez, Tommaso Susini, Simonetta Bianchi, Lorenzo Livi, Vittorio Miele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1569060