The Importance of the Pathological Perspective in the Management of the Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.
Funda Alkan TasliDemet CavdarSibel Demir KececiBaha ZengelZehra Hilal AdibelliGamze DalIrem GonenOzden OzCengiz YilmazOzlem OzdemirHulya MollamehmetogluIsmail DilekEnver IlhanAdam UsluPublished in: The breast journal (2022)
Diagnostic difficulties in the intraoperative frozen evaluation of invasive lobular carcinoma are due to the different histopathological patterns of the ILC. In our study, it was determined that large tumor size and neoadjuvant therapy increased the need for additional surgical procedures. It is thought that the pathological perspective is the determining factor in order to minimize the negative effects such as unsuccessful cosmesis, an additional surgical burden on the patient, and cost increase that may occur with additional surgical procedures; for this reason, new approaches should be discussed in the treatment planning of invasive lobular carcinoma cases.