What is invasive mammary carcinoma (IMC)?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Invasive mammary carcinoma, (IMC) also called infiltrating mammary carcinoma, is a mixture of invasive ductal and lobular carcinomas. That means the cancer grows where the breast lobe, or gland that produces milk, meets the breast duct, which is the tube that carries the milk to the nipple. Invasive cancer is fast-growing and aggressive.
Invasive mammary carcinoma, (IMC) also called infiltrating mammary carcinoma, is a mixture of invasive ductal and lobular carcinomas. That means the cancer grows where the breast lobe, or gland that produces milk, meets the breast duct, which is the... More
