Lobular carcinoma

Medical condition

Lobular carcinoma

Micrograph of lobular carcinoma. H&E stain.

Lobular carcinoma is a form of tumor which primarily affects the lobules of a gland.

It is sometimes considered equivalent to "terminal duct carcinoma".[1]

If not otherwise specified, it generally refers to breast cancer. Examples include:

* Lobular carcinoma in situ
* Invasive lobular carcinoma

## References[edit]

1. ^ "lobular carcinoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

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Classification|

* ICD-O: 8520
* MeSH: D018275

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Glandular and epithelial cancer

Epithelium|

| Papilloma/carcinoma|

* Small-cell carcinoma
* Combined small-cell carcinoma
* Verrucous carcinoma
* Squamous cell carcinoma
* Basal-cell carcinoma
* Transitional cell carcinoma
* Inverted papilloma

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Complex epithelial|

* Warthin's tumor
* Thymoma
* Bartholin gland carcinoma

Glands|

| Adenomas/
adenocarcinomas|

| Gastrointestinal|

* tract: Linitis plastica
* Familial adenomatous polyposis

* pancreas
* Insulinoma
* Glucagonoma
* Gastrinoma
* VIPoma
* Somatostatinoma

* Cholangiocarcinoma
* Klatskin tumor
* Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma

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Urogenital|

* Renal cell carcinoma
* Endometrioid tumor
* Renal oncocytoma

Endocrine|

* Prolactinoma
* Multiple endocrine neoplasia
* Adrenocortical adenoma/Adrenocortical carcinoma
* Hürthle cell

Other/multiple|

* Neuroendocrine tumor
* Carcinoid
* Adenoid cystic carcinoma
* Oncocytoma
* Clear-cell adenocarcinoma
* Apudoma
* Cylindroma
* Papillary hidradenoma

Adnexal and
skin appendage|

* sweat gland
* Hidrocystoma
* Syringoma
* Syringocystadenoma papilliferum

Cystic, mucinous,
and serous|

| Cystic general|

* Cystadenoma/Cystadenocarcinoma

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Mucinous|

* Signet ring cell carcinoma
* Krukenberg tumor
* Mucinous cystadenoma / Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
* Pseudomyxoma peritonei
* Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Serous|

* Ovarian serous cystadenoma / Pancreatic serous cystadenoma / Serous cystadenocarcinoma / Papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma

Ductal, lobular,
and medullary|

| Ductal carcinoma|

* Mammary ductal carcinoma
* Pancreatic ductal carcinoma
* Comedocarcinoma
* Paget's disease of the breast / Extramammary Paget's disease

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Lobular carcinoma|

* Lobular carcinoma in situ
* Invasive lobular carcinoma

Medullary carcinoma|

* Medullary carcinoma of the breast
* Medullary thyroid cancer

Acinar cell|

* Acinic cell carcinoma

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