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Evolving entities and changing concepts in breast pathology

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Among the evolving entities and changing concepts in breast pathology are those relating to columnar cell hyperplasia, pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia, mucocele-like lesions, pleomorphic lobular carcinomain situ, pseudo-Paget’s disease of nipple, microinvasive carcinoma of breast, spindle cell metaplastic carcinoma, and minimal metastatic disease in axillary lymph nodes. Pathologists, as well as physicians involved in the management of breast diseases, need to be aware of these recent developments in breast pathology since the recognition and understanding thereof may have considerable clinical relevance.

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Abbreviations

CCH:

Columnar Cell Hyperplasia

CD:

Cluster Designation

DCIS:

Ductal Carcinomain situ

ITC:

Isolated Tumor Cells

LCIS:

Lobular Carcinomain situ

MICB:

Microinvasive Carcinoma of Breast

MSC:

Metaplastic Spindle Cell Carcinoma

NCB:

Needle Core Biopsy

PASH:

Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia

P-LCIS:

Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinomain situ

SMA:

Smooth Muscle Actin

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    Syed A. Hoda, Sun-Mi Chung & Anuradha Gopalan

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Hoda, S.A., Chung, SM. & Gopalan, A. Evolving entities and changing concepts in breast pathology. Breast Cancer 10, 294–300 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02967648

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