[Clinically impalpable mammary carcinoma: morphologic and histogenetic analysis. Apropos of 114 cases].
In a population of 2,372 consecutive cases of breast carcinomas, 114 cases of clinically occult non palpable breast lesions have been diagnosed (4.8%). 51% of them can be considered as minimal breast carcinomas (MBC) by Gallager's definition and 72% by that of the American College of Surgeons; whatever the definition this category has an excellent prognosis with 11% of axillary invasion for the infiltrating tumors under 5 mm and 7% for these under 10 mm and 100% 5-year survival rate in both cases. The category of infiltrating tumors of over 5 mm and 10 mm also has a good prognosis with 21% and 26% of axillary lymph node invasion respectively, with a survival rate of 83.82% and 77.92%. The comparative histological analysis shows at this stage an increase in the intraductal carcinomas (IC) (35% instead of 6% for the palpable carcinomas), the infiltrating ductal carcinomas with predominant intraductal component (IDCPIC) (19% instead of 12%) and the tubular carcinomas (11% instead of 3%). The study of the peritumoral and environmental mastopathy and the histological repartition, confirms the classical histogenetic arguments regarding breast carcinomas.
Meynard
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Laboratoire d'anatomie pathologique, Institut J.-Paoli-I.-Calmettes, Marseille, France.
Jacquemier
J
J
Hans
D
D
Ayme
Y
Y
Varette
Y
Y
Spitalier
J M
JM
Amalric
R
R
Hassoun
J
J
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography
Carcinomes mammaires impalpables: analyse morphologique et histogenèse. A propos de 114 cas.