All radial scars/complex sclerosing lesions seen on breast screening mammograms should be excised

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1125-1128

  Fasih, T ^a   Jain, M ^a   Shrimankar, J ^a   Staunton, M ^a   Hubbard, J ^b   Griffith, Clive D M ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associated malignancy; Complex sclerosing lesion and stellate lesion; Radial scar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIUM; EXCISION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCAR; SCLEROSIS; STELLATE CELL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENCE; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 29244444175     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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