Breast Invasive Ductal Adenocarcinoma Moderately Differentiated
Before you start reading, take this helpful quiz on infiltrating/invasive ductal carcinoma as a preview to this FAQ.
Q. I’ve learned I have IDC, which the doctor called infiltrating ductal carcinoma. But someone else called it invasive ductal carcinoma. Are they the same thing?
A. Yes, they are. And here’s what’s going on: atypical cells–cells that, for an unknown reason, mutated as they grew–have collected in the ducts in your breast. Ducts are the tiny tubes that carry milk from...
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IDC: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Source: Breastcancer.org
Invasive ductal carcinomaLarger Version Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), sometimes called infiltrating ductal carcinoma, is the most common type of... Read more »
Less Common Subtypes of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Source: Breastcancer.org
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Q. I’ve heard of women with DCIS and IDC, but I just found out I have ILC. What’s that?A. ILC–infiltrating lobular carcinoma–is similar to... Read more »
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Source: Breastcancer.org
Normal CellsLarger Version Breast cancer usually begins either in the cells of the lobules, which are milk-producing glands, or the ducts, the... Read more »
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