What does LCIS stand for?

Lobular Carcinoma in Situ

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The women had undergone between one and four MRI screening cycles and were considered to be at high risk if they had hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, a personal history of breast cancer, a biopsy indicating atypia or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), or a 20 percent or higher lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, as estimated by the Gail model.

MRI with alternated mammography can effectively detect breast cancers

5) Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) may also present with calcifications that may exhibit high density, clustered punctuate calcification and tending to lack the characteristic features of DCIS such as rod shapes, ductal distribution and branching.

Histo-pathological correlation of BI-RADS 4 lesions on mammography ...

In contrast, lobular carcinoma in situ arises from the terminal duct lobules and is considered a marker of increased risk of breast cancer rather than a precursor of cancer.

Breast cancer is a very common cancer among women world-wide

It has not yet been determined if lobular carcinoma in situ is an early form of breast cancer or just a marker for the future development of cancer.

Types of Breast Cancer

Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS): LCIS means that abnormal cells are contained within a lobule of your breast, but they haven't invaded the surrounding breast tissue.

"You have breast cancer": what to do after you hear the diagnosis

Comparative genomic hybridization analysis of lobular carcinoma in situ and atypical lobular hyperplasia and potential roles for gains and losses of genetic material in breast neoplasia.

Characterization of breast cancer by array comparative genomic ...

4) There have also been associations reported between multiple, peripheral papillomas and atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), and radial scar.

Radiologic-pathologic correlation of papillary lesions of the breast

Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) can infrequently be the primary diagnosis rendered in NCB specimens.

Excisional biopsy should be performed if lobular carcinoma in situ is ...