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Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), otherwise called infiltrating ductal carcinoma, is a type of breast cancer that originates in the milk duct but also invades the surrounding fatty tissues. The symptoms include lump in the breast, redness of breast, breast swelling, nipple pain and discharge, and lumps in the underarms.

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I started feeling sharp stabbing pain in my breast. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I am an 18 year old female. A few days ago I noticed that my left breast was very tender. Yesterday morning I started feeling sharp stabbing pain inside my breast near the nipple every hour or so. Yesterday night I started to feel the pain 10 times worse and more frequently. I also not...  Read Full »


Dr. Sameer Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Invasive ductal carcinoma at 18 years of age is unlikely even though you have a history in family recently. The pain in the left nipple area which had a sudden onset in last few days and have been decreasing with a localised redness around nipple goes more in favour...  Read Full »

I am a 53-year-old postmenopausal female and I have been recently diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma of the right breast. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 53-year-old postmenopausal female and I have been recently diagnosed with ER, PR, and HER2 positive invasive ductal carcinoma of the right breast. Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Jacqueline F. Bromberg

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. With passion, commitment and experience, I hope I will be able to provide you with top class medical opinion. I can infer that you are a 53-year-old post-menopausal woman diagnosed with screen-detected invasive ductal carcinoma. From your reports (attachments removed t...  Read Full »

My mother recently underwent an operation for her breast tumor and her histopathology test reveals invasive ductal carcinoma grade 3. Kindly help.

Query: Hello doctor,My mother recently underwent an operation for her breast tumor. We have done the histopathology test. It says that she is having invasive ductal carcinoma grade 3 and the surgical margin is free. Now, one doctor has suggested chemotherapy as the next treatment option and another one ha...  Read Full »


Dr. Andrew Chellakumar Fenn

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. My answer may put you into further confusion. I do not know what was discussed with you prior to surgery. It appears that she has undergone only a lumpectomy of the breast and the entire breast tissue was not removed. I may be wrong as I have not seen the patient, but b...  Read Full »

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