Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast

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Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast is a rare type of breast cancer with a favourable prognosis.[1]

General

  • Rare.
  • Low Grade.
  • Good prognosis if pure or associated with a tubular invasive component.[2]

Microscopic

Images

  • Breast invasive cribriform carcinoma - low power. (SKB)

  • Breast invasive cribriform carcinoma - medium power. (SKB)

  • Breast invasive cribriform carcinoma - high power. (SKB)

IHC

Features:[3]

  • ER +ve (9 +ve of 9 cases).
  • PR +ve (9 +ve of 9 cases).
  • HER2 -ve (0 +ve of 9 cases).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cong, Y.; Qiao, G.; Zou, H.; Lin, J.; Wang, X.; Li, X.; Li, Y.; Zhu, S. (Apr 2015). "Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast: A report of nine cases and a review of the literature.". Oncol Lett 9 (4): 1753-1758. doi:10.3892/ol.2015.2972. PMID 25789036.
  2. ↑ Page, DL.; Dixon, JM.; Anderson, TJ.; Lee, D.; Stewart, HJ. (Jul 1983). "Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast.". Histopathology 7 (4): 525-36. PMID 6884999.
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pmid25789036
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