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The difference between ductal carcinoma and intraductal carcinoma

BY Iris Wheatley 2020-07-31

What is the difference between ductal carcinoma and intraductal carcinoma? Intraductal carcinoma and intraductal carcinoma are pathological diagnoses. Ductal carcinoma is a pathological type of breast cancer and belongs to the same category, but the degree of invasion is different. female(12).jpg

  ductal carcinoma, non-specific (catheter NOS) is the largest group of heterogeneous tumors in the classification of invasive breast cancer. Due to the lack of rich features, it is difficult to divide it into one like lobular carcinoma or tubular carcinoma A special type of histology. Intraductal cancer refers to that the primary tumor is limited to the breast duct, as long as it refers to the small and medium duct, it does not invade the basal touch and surrounding interstitial. Invasive intraductal carcinoma is a guide tube tumor with interstitial invasion, and the cancer cells under the microscope have surrounding interstitial, lymphatic and vascular invasion, which are more serious lesions and easy to cause metastasis in the future.

  ductal cancer and intraductal cancer are common gynecological cancers. The full name of the former is breast ductal carcinoma, and the latter is the intraductal carcinoma in situ. Ductal carcinoma is a heterogeneous tumor with a very large size and no typical characteristics. Intraductal cancer is a benign tumor that occurs in the ductal epithelium. The specific pathogenesis is not yet clear, and it may be related to the secretion of estrogen. So, what is the difference between ductal carcinoma and intraductal carcinoma? Let''s understand the treatment of these two diseases.

  Treatment of ductal carcinoma. The treatment of ductal carcinoma is mainly surgical treatment, and the tumor at the lesion must be completely removed. After the operation, the wound must be covered with an elastic bandage, and the patient may have trouble breathing. Psychological counseling should be given to patients to help them relax. Bandages may cause allergic symptoms of patients, such as blisters, itching, etc., must be reported to the doctor in time for anti-allergy treatment. Patients should not scratch the skin with their hands to avoid skin damage and infection. If there are serious blisters, you can use a syringe to extract it, pay attention to a sterile environment.

  Treatment of intraductal cancer. Intraductal cancer can be removed with simple surgery, but the recurrence rate is high. In addition to removing the tumor, it is also necessary to remove a certain range of tissue around the tumor, which can greatly reduce the recurrence rate of the tumor. Clinically, three-quarters of patients with intraductal cancer have positive estrogen receptors and can be treated with hormones to reduce the recurrence rate of tumors. If local recurrence occurs, local mastectomy and radiotherapy can be performed again.

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