When tumors collide: Analysis of mixed-type breast cancer reveals complexity

As part of a breast cancer diagnosis, pathologists take cells from a biopsy and check them under a microscope. Most cancerous cells form roundish clumps, known as no special type, or invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). In fewer patients, the abnormal cells are more dispersed, growing as spider web-like tendrils throughout the breast tissue.

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