/invasive breast carcinoma

invasive breast carcinoma

MONDO:0006256

Also Known As

infiltrating breast cancerinfiltrating breast carcinomainfiltrating carcinoma of breastinfiltrating carcinoma of the breastinvasive breast cancerinvasive breast carcinomainvasive carcinoma of breastinvasive carcinoma of the breastinvasive mammary carcinomaBRCA

Definition

A carcinoma that infiltrates the breast parenchyma. The vast majority are adenocarcinomas arising from the terminal ductal lobular unit (TDLU). Often, the invasive adenocarcinoma co-exists with ductal or lobular carcinoma in situ. It is the most common carcinoma affecting women.