Journal of International Oncology ›› 2018, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 368-370.doi: 0.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2018.06.012

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Mechanism of ductal carcinoma in situ to invasive breast cancer

Li Zhiyu, Wu Qi, Sun Shengrong   

  1. Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
  • Received:2017-12-27 Online:2018-06-08 Published:2018-07-31
  • Contact: Sun Shengrong E-mail:sun137@sina.com
  • Supported by:

    National Natural Science Foundation of China (81471781)

Abstract: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a precursor of invasive ductal breast cancer, and up to 40% of these lesions will progress to invasive disease if untreated. The microenvironment, genetic aberrations, signal pathways and epigenetics play important roles during the infiltration and transformation of DCIS. Further studies of the infiltration and transformation of DCIS will promote the accurate assessment and prognosis prediction of the patients with DCIS, for finding a comprehensive evaluation standard and the balance between the over and low treatment.

Key words: Breast neoplasms, Carcinoma, intraductal, noninfiltrating, Disease progression