Body Part - Breast
INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA
The most common form of breast cancer. This is cancer that has spread outside of the milk ducts.
INVASIVE LOBULAR CARCINOMA
A type of breast cancer that starts in the milk-producing glands (lobules). This cancer has spread outside of the lobules. This cancer may be difficult to see on a mammogram.
IPSILATERAL
Adjective. Same side. If a woman says, “I feel a lump in my right breast and there is pain in the ipsilateral arm.”, it means that there is pain in the right arm.
LACTATIONAL CHANGE
Breast changes during breast feeding including breast swelling, increased glandular tissue and enlarged milk ducts.
LCIS (LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU)
Abnormal cells in the milk glands of the breast. This is not cancer but is typically removed surgically. Women with LCIS have an increased chance of having breast cancer later in life.
LESION
Abnormal tissue in the body. This can be caused by cancer, infection, inflammation, trauma, etc.
LINGUINI SIGN
This is a MRI finding that indicates silicone breast implant rupture.
LIPOMA
Common non-cancerous tumor made up of fat.
LUMPECTOMY
Surgical removal of a breast mass. This removes only a portion of the breast along with the mass. This can be called “partial mastectomy”.
LYMPH NODE
Lymph nodes are like “check points” or filtering stations of our immune system. This is where our immune cells try to fight any foreign objects in our body, such as infection, cancer, etc.
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