
Atypical lobular hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ at core needle biopsy of the breast: An incidental finding or are there characteristic imaging findings?
BACKGROUND: Atypical lobular hyperplasia and classic-type lobular carcinoma in situ, collectively known as lobular neoplasia, are classically described as incidental findings found on breast core-needle biopsy without distinguishing imaging characteristics.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate concordant imaging findings of lobular neoplasia identified at core needle biopsy after careful radiologic-pathologic correlation.
METHODS: The pathology database was searched from October 1, 2006 to October 1, 2013 for breast biopsies yielding lobular neoplasia not associated with a coexistent malignancy or other high risk lesion in the biopsy specimen.
RESULTS: Of the 482 biopsies performed containing lobular neoplasia, 65 cases had lobular neoplasia as the highest risk lesion at core-needle biopsy. Of the 65 total cases in which lobular neoplasia was the highest risk lesion, 18 (28%) cases had concordant imaging correlates. 13 of 18 (72%) cases presented as calcifications on mammography and 5 of 18 (28%) presented on magnetic resonance imaging as a focus (n = 2) or non-mass enhancement (n = 3).
CONCLUSION: With careful radiologic-pathologic correlation, mammographically detected calcifications and foci or nonmass enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging can be considered concordant imaging findings of lobular neoplasia after breast core-needle biopsy.
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Work Title | Atypical lobular hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ at core needle biopsy of the breast: An incidental finding or are there characteristic imaging findings? |
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Publication Date | 2016 |
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Deposited | July 09, 2021 |
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