The pattern of invasive lobular carcinoma in the patients diagnosed with breast cancer from Balochistan

AH Baloch, AN Khosa, N Bangulzai, H Sadia, M Ahmed, F Khan, M Jan, M Tareen, MH Kakar, J Shuja, HK Naseeb, J Ahmad

Indian Journal of Cancer 2016 53(3):363-365

Introduction: Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is the second most common type of breast cancer accounting for 5%–15% of all the breast cancer cases. The present study was performed on 171 breast cancer patients from Balochistan registered in CENAR (Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy), Quetta. Materials and Methods: Written consent was obtained from the patients. The history of the disease was taken from the patients, and the patients' enrollment files were retrieved. Results: Of the 171 patients, 5 (2.96%) were diagnosed with ILC with tumor Grade II, and stage of the cancer reported was Grade III in all the 5 patients affected with ILC. Conclusion: ILC is the second most common type of breast cancer diagnosed with comparatively lower grade but almost reported infiltrating.

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