breast lesion

breast lesion

A generic term for a benign or malignant lump or bump in the breast.

Cancer risks by breast lesion
No proliferative disease; no increased cancer risk
• Apocrine change;
• Adenosis including florid;
• Duct ectasia;
• Mild epithelial hyperplasia of usual type.
 
Slight risk; 1.5–2-fold increase
• Hyperplasia of usual type, moderate or florid;
• Sclerosing adenosis, papilloma.

Moderate risk; 4–5-fold increase
• Atypical hyperplasia or borderline lesions;
• Atypical ductal hyperplasia or atypical lobular hyperplasia.
 
High risk; 8–10-fold increase
• Lobular carcinonoma in situ;
• Non-comedo DCIS.
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The area under the curve (AUC), time to peak (TTP), in-flow gradient (IFG) and peak enhancement (PE) were determined in a standardised manner for each focal breast lesion and the control/normal breast.
A contrast-enhanced ultrasound study of benign and malignant breast tissue
Sentinel nodes are the first lymph nodes that trap cancer cells draining away from a breast lesion site.
SPECT-CT detects sentinel nodes in obese breast cancer patients
The pathology report following that surgery described the breast lesion as a malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes.
Cystosarcoma phyllodes metastatic to the mandible: report of a rare case and literature review. (Original Article)
In 2001, Gray et al (3) described a novel technique using a titanium seed containing iodine-125 placed into a breast lesion for preoperative localization.
Localization for Breast Surgery: The Next Generation
Commonest benign breast lesion in female was fibroadenoma (62.
Spectrum of benign breast diseases on a remote Indian Island
Focal fibrosis: A common breast lesion diagnosed at imaging-guided core biopsy.
Radiologic and histopathologic review of rare benign and malignant breast diseases
Fifty-one cases with a diagnosis of FA were found and analyzed in a study group of 78 patients with one BI-RADS (Breast Imaging - Reporting and Data System) category 3 or 4A breast lesion in each patient.
Ultrasound Guided Therapeutic Excisional Vacuum Assisted Biopsy in Breast Fibroadenomas
CAD systems are frequently used in BSPs to provide useful information to radiologist regarding breast lesion location and characterisation, thus CADs performance is critical to achieve acceptable breast cancer diagnosis rates.
SCARtool: Scattered radiation reduction tool to improve computer-aided diagnosis performance in digital breast tomosynthesis
The value of fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis and prognostic assessment of palpable breast lesion.
Pattern of palpable breast lesions on fine needle aspiration cytology: a retrospective and prospective analysis of 1,000 cases
Specifically, the Intact technology has been cleared for its ability to preserve breast lesion architecture in samples of up to 30mm in diameter, Intact said.
FDA Expands 510(k) Marketing Clearance for Intact Medical System

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