Research Article

Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Preoperative Staging and Work-Up of Patients Affected by Invasive Lobular Carcinoma or Invasive Ductolobular Carcinoma

Table 1

Population description.

Number of patients155

Median age (range)53 (31–82)

HistologyILC: 55%
IDLC: 45%

Site of index lesionSEQ: 49,3%
SIQ: 14,6%
IEQ: 13,2%
IIQ: 6,8%
CQ: 16,1%

ILC: Invasive Lobular Carcinoma; IDLC: Invasive Ductolobular Carcinoma; SEQ: Superior External Quadrant; SIQ: Superior Internal Quadrant; IEQ: Inferior External Quadrant; IIQ: Inferior Internal Quadrant; CQ: Central Quadrant; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging.