what is invasive mammary carcinoma
Invasive Mammary Carcinoma (IMC). Invasive mammary carcinoma, also known as infiltrating mammary carcinoma, is a mixture of invasive ductal and lobular carcinomas; meaning the cancer grows at the junction of the duct and the lobule.nvasive mammary carcinoma is treated with a lumpectomy or mastectomy, depending on the size and location of the tumor. Your oncology team also may recommend chemotherapy and/or radiation, hormonal therapy or biologic targeted therapy. Sometimes an MRI is done to help determine the diameter of the tumor.