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Type of cancer
Has anyone else been diagnosed with pleomorphic invasive lobular carcinoma? I have been rereading the histology on my core biopsy.
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- Thanks @primek, @Sister, @"Kiwi Angel". I hadn't previously noticed what the histology of my core biopsy was.
It certainly explains a few things for me.
It is a completely different carcinoma from my primary diagnosis which was DCIS. - As @primek says, you won't get the full picture until your final path report. I have ILC and my report after mastectomy (2nd op) showed a LCIS with pleomorphic tendencies. However, I was Grade 2 and slow-growing. The problem with ILC is that it grows sneakily so it's usually well-developed by the time it's found.
- I haven't but I know they treat with both guns ablazing. It is often a difficult cancer to detect early. Remember though diagnosis can be different after final pathology as they are looking at a larger sample. My cancer was a different grade.
Hi @Patti J - I had invasive ductal but I found this on a government website - looks like its a subtype of ILC.
"However, it should be noted that in recent years several subtypes of LCIS, in addition to the ‘classic’ variety, have been identified: ‘pleomorphic LCIS’ (PLCIS; in which cells display marked nuclear pleomorphism similar to that seen in high grade DCIS), ‘classic LCIS with comedo-type necrosis’, and ‘florid/bulky LCIS’ (classic LCIS which distends the TDLU to form confluent masses"
