M J Silverstein, B S Lewinsky, J R Waisman, E D Gierson, W J Colburn, G M Senofsky, P Gamagami
BACKGROUND: Infiltrating lobular carcinomas (ILC) represent approximately 10% of all breast cancers. The literature is mixed regarding their prognosis when compared with infiltrating duct carcinomas (IDC). There are few data regarding the treatment of ILC with radiation therapy. METHODS: The clinical, pathologic, laboratory, and survival data of 161 patients with ILC were compared with the data of 1138 patients with IDC. RESULTS: ILCs were larger, more difficult to excise completely, and more difficult to diagnose clinically...
March 15, 1994: Cancer