Flat epithelial atypia on core needle biopsy which is the right management?

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1078-1084

  Piubello, Quirino ^a,c   Parisi, Alice ^a,d   Eccher, Albino ^a,d   Barbazeni, Giovanna ^b   Franchini, Zeno ^c   Iannucci, Antonio ^a  

^a Divisions of Pathology ^*  (Italy)

^b Divisions of Radiology

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical ductal hyperplasia; Breast flat epithelial atypia; Core needle biopsy; Mammotome; Management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL DUCTAL HYPERPLASIA; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST FLAT EPITHELIAL ATYPIA; BREAST TUMOR; CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME; VACUUM;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 67649540915     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31819d0a4d     Document Type: Article

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