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  1. Lobular breast cancer (also called invasive lobular carcinoma) is breast cancer that starts in the milk-producing gland, or lobules, of your breast and has spread into surrounding breast tissue. It can be cured if caught early. Left untreated, lobular breast cancer spreads to nearby lymph nodes, and then to other areas of your body.
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    What Is Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer? Invasive breast cancer that begins in the lobules (milk glands) of the breast and spreads to surrounding normal tissue. It can also spread through the blood and lymph systems to other parts of the body. Invasive lobular breast cancer is the second most common type of breast cancer. Over 10% of invasive breast cancers are invasive lobular carcinomas.
    Lobules are clusters of tiny sacs in the breast that produce milk. Lobular cancer in situ (LCIS) is not considered cancer but rather a collection of abnormal cells in the breast lobules. LCIS is typically found during a mammogram and is diagnosed with a breast biopsy. It can also be found during a biopsy to evaluate surrounding breast tissue.
    Ductal carcinoma can remain within the ducts as a noninvasive cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ), or it can break out of the ducts (invasive ductal carcinoma). Milk-producing lobules. Lobular carcinoma starts in the lobules of the breast, where breast milk is produced. Click to see full answer.
  3. Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: What It Is, Diagnosis, And Treatments

  4. Invasive Lobular Cancer (ILC) - National Breast Cancer Foundation