Mechanism of ductal carcinoma in situ to invasive breast cancer / 国际肿瘤学杂志

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.