Conservative surgery and radiation therapy for infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast: The role of preoperative mammograms in guiding treatment

Abstract

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma does not have a worse local recurrence rate compared with IDC when each is treated with breast-conserving therapy. The primary finding on preoperative mammograms in patients with ILC may prove to be a useful tool for predicting the likelihood of residual carcinoma in the breast after initial excisional biopsy.