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Infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast: extensive intraductal component has no impact on lymph node involvement
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Vienna and Medical School, Austria.
Anticancer Research
|September 1, 1995
Abstract:
The extensive intraductal component (EIC) in infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) was reported to be a predictor of local recurrence. We investigated the influence of this histopathological parameter on nodal status and overall survival. In 115 patients suffering from an IDC with tumor stage FIGO I and II, 35 were EIC positive. We did not find a correlation with the nodal status. The mean follow up was 73 (+/- 38) months. EIC showed no influence on overall survival. Based on our findings, the presence of EIC is not a criterion for therapeutic decisions in IDC.