Can Breast Cancer lumps spread elsewhere? | Areas of Spread - Dr. Nanda Rajneesh | Doctors' Circle

Dr. Nanda Rajaneesh | Appointment booking number: 8971755794
Consultant Onco Surgeon and Laparoscopic Surgeon|Apollo Spectra Hospitals, Bengaluru
Yes Breast Cancer lumps can spread elsewhere in the body. Basically cancer cells have the capacity to spread. So in Breast Cancer the spread of cancer cells is by lymphatic. First station of spread is by lymph nodes. So later they become hematogenic. That means spread is by blood vessels, so they can go to the lungs, the liver, the bone. Also along the lymphatics we call it as perlymphatic spread or along blood vessels, so it is called as perivascular spread or perineural spread. So the spread of carcinoma breast is very well known in advanced cases of Breast Cancer. If the cancer grows very fast it is called as KI 67. If it is very high that means the capacity to spread is very high. So if they grow fast, even if the tumor factors that is ER BR negative, then the capacity to spread is also very fast. It can spread to the bone. So the bone metastasis is also very high in Breast Cancer.

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