Intraductal carcinoma
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- Intraductal carcinoma is unlikely to metastasize to axillary lymph nodes, and routine dissection is unnecessary.
- This case, together with other reported cases, suggests that intraductal carcinoma is a distinct entity.
- Intraductal carcinoma is considered a pre-invasive lesion; given time many would progess to invasive carcinoma.
- Cytologically, cystic hypersecretory intraductal carcinoma is characterized by crowded and overlapping hyperchromatic nuclei with prominent nucleoli and sparse cytoplasm.
- Radiation, coupled with BCS, may help to reduce the incidence of a second cancer in the breast when intraductal carcinoma is diagnosed.
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