Infiltrating lobular breast cancer: truly a separate entity! Consequences for radiation therapy.
Infiltrating lobular cancer is known for its diffuse growth pattern and difficult radiological visualization. Based on this review, infiltrating lobular cancer patients do not have a higher local recurrence risk after breast conserving therapy. Lobular histology should also be considered as a separate prognostic factor in favour of referral for radiotherapy after mastectomy.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute Verbeeten, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Poortmans.ph@bvi.nl
Philip M P
PM
Poortmans
Marc
M
Bollet
Erik
E
Van Limbergen
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental