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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790111203321

Titolo

Difficult diagnosis in breast pathology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Juan P. Palazzo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Demos Medical, 2011

ISBN

1-280-56917-4

9786613598776

1-935281-30-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PalazzoJuan P

Disciplina

618.1/9

Soggetti

Breast - Diseases - Diagnosis

Tumor markers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The diagnostic challenges of core needle biopsy interpretation / Cangiarella -- Morphologic precursors of mammary carcinoma and their mimics / Edi Brogi, Adriana D. Corben, and Melissa P. Murray -- Papillary lesions of the breast / Cansu Karakas, Erika Resetkova, and Aysegul A. Sahin -- Flat epithelial atypia / Melinda F. Lerwill -- Adenosis : mimickers of carcinoma / Juan Palazzo and Jose Palacios Calvo -- Microinvasive carcinoma : diagnosis and pitfalls / Dilip Giri -- Carcinomas with good prognosis / Melissa E. Sanders -- Mesenchymal lesions of the breast / Melinda E. Sanders, John S.J. Brooks, and Juan P. Palazzo -- Lymphomas of the breast / Judith A. Ferry -- Immunohistochemistry in breast pathology / Felipe C. Geyer, Magali Lacroix-Triki, and Jorge S. Reis-Filho.

Sommario/riassunto

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States. For the pathologist, almost any breast lesion may produce diagnostic difficulty, especially due to frequently small samples (core biopsy specimens) and a variety of mimics and variants seen in specific types of lesions. Additionally, the difficulty of breast lesion diagnosis has risen dramatically in recent years due to the increased emphasis on stratifying patients for appropriate therapy on an individual basis; the wider range of both local and systemic



therapeutic options, and the potential for earlier