Diseases

Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

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Invasive ductal carcinoma (idc), also known as infiltrating ductal carcinoma, is cancer that began growing in a milk ductand has invaded the fibrous or fatty tissue of the breast outside of the duct. IDC is The most common form of breast cancer, representing 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses.

SYMPTOMS

Lump in the breast, thickening of the breast skin, rash or redness of the breast, swelling in one breast, new pain in one particular location of a breast.

CAUSES

Cells may spread (metastasize) through your breast to your lymph nodes or to other parts of your body. Breast cancer most often begins with cells in the milk-producing ducts (invasive ductal carcinoma). ... It's likely that breast cancer is caused by a complex interaction of your genetic makeup and your environment.