lobular
Americanadjective
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The lobular form makes up 15% of all breast cancer cases, but campaigners said it was under-studied and under-recognised due to rarely forming a lump in the same way as other breast cancers.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
That led to a biopsy, which in April revealed that Hamilton had Stage 2 triple-positive invasive lobular carcinoma.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
Michaelis was diagnosed with a slow-growing form of lobular breast cancer in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025
The majority of cells feature round- or oval-shaped nuclei that are rigid, but neutrophils differ in that their nuclei adopt multiple lobular structures akin to that of flower petal arrangements.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024
Trabecula: rounded, lobular masses of the procerebrum, from which arise the stalks bearing the mushroom bodies: a paired movable appendage in front of the antennae in certain bird-lice.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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