A carcinoma that infiltrates the breast parenchyma. The vast majority are adenocarcinomas arising from the terminal ductal lobular unit (TDLU). Often, the invasive adenocarcinoma co-exists with ductal or lobular carcinoma in situ. It is the most common carcinoma affecting women.
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NCIT:C9245; http://identifiers.org/medgen/163435; http://identifiers.org/snomedct/713609000; http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0853879; infiltrating breast cancer; infiltrating breast carcinoma; infiltrating carcinoma of breast; infiltrating carcinoma of the breast; invasive breast cancer; invasive carcinoma of breast; invasive carcinoma of the breast; invasive mammary carcinoma