Original Article


DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU OF THE BREAST

Ya-wei Zhang, Zhen-zhou Shen, Qi-xia Han, Kun-wei Shen, Jia-qing Xiang, Ting-miu Zhang

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast.
Methods: Clinicopathological and follow-up data were collected in 52 patients with DCIS.
Results: The clinic data showed that 50 patients had signs of breast lumps or/and nipple discharges, 2 patients presented abnormal mammography; 2 patients had lymph node involved; and 14 patients were accompanied with intraductai papillomatosis. All patients were received surgical therapy. The follow-up data showed 1 patient locally recurred after lumpectomy, and was underwent mastectomy again, then cured. There were no patients died of DCIS.
Conclusion: Mastectomy should be a standard surgical mode, and the prognosis of DCIS was favorable, but mammography for screening of asymptomatic women should be strengthened to find DCIS.