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Invasive lobular carcinoma starts in the breast glands (or lobules) that produce milk, and can spread to other parts of the body.
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Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
21 Oct. 2025
This is a cancer that starts in the milk-producing lobules in the breast.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
This matters because most breast cancers begin in glandular and fibrous tissues, specifically the milk ducts or lobules.
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Jennie Durant,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
The tumor is only present within the breast lobules (glands that can make milk) and ducts (tubes that can carry breast milk to the nipple).
—
Joy Emeh,
Health,
25 Mar. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
21 Oct. 2025
This is a cancer that starts in the milk-producing lobules in the breast.
—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
This matters because most breast cancers begin in glandular and fibrous tissues, specifically the milk ducts or lobules.
—
Jennie Durant,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
The tumor is only present within the breast lobules (glands that can make milk) and ducts (tubes that can carry breast milk to the nipple).
—
Joy Emeh,
Health,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Lobule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobule. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
lobule
noun
lob·ule
ˈläb-(ˌ)yü(ə)l 
1
: a small lobe
the lobule of the ear
2
: a subdivision of a lobe
specifically
: one of the small masses of tissue of which various organs (as the liver) are made up
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