The biological and clinical characteristics of breast carcinoma with mixed ductal and lobular morphology

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
Emad A RakhaIan O Ellis

Abstract

Although invasive ductal (IDC) and lobular (ILC) breast carcinomas are well characterised in the literature, the biological and clinical significance of mixed tumours with both ductal and lobular components has not been investigated. In the current study, we have examined a well-characterised series of breast carcinoma with a long term follow-up that comprised 140 mixed tumours, 2170 IDC and 380 pure ILC. Mixed tumours constituted 3.6% of all cases. The majority (59%) of the mixed tumours were grade 2 compared to 33% in IDC and 88% in ILC. Positive lymph nodes (LN) were found in 41% and definite vascular invasion (VI) in 26% of the cases. DCIS was detected in 123 (89%) and LCIS in 43 (31%) (both DCIS and LCIS were found in 39 cases). The majority of tumours were predominantly (>50 of tumour area) of ductal type (57%). When compared to pure IDC, mixed tumours showed an association with lower grade, ER positivity and lower frequency of development of distant metastases. When compared to pure ILC, mixed tumours showed an association with higher grade, positive LN metastasis, VI and development of regional metastasis. After adjustment for grade most of these differences were no longer apparent. There was an association between hist...Continue Reading

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