Radial scars and complex sclerosing lesions on core needle biopsy of the breast: upgrade rates and long-term outcomes.

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
Edel M QuinnSiun M Walsh

Abstract

Radial scars and complex sclerosing lesions of the breast are part of a group of "indeterminate" breast lesions, which are excised due to risk of coexistent carcinoma. The aim of this study was to assess rate of upgrade of these lesions to invasive and in situ carcinoma and to quantify the risk of development of subsequent cancer in women diagnosed with these lesions. A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained breast screening database was performed. All patients with radial scar identified at either core biopsy or final excision biopsy between January 2006 and July 2012 were identified. Full pathological reports for both core biopsy and final excision biopsy were reviewed. Patient outcomes were followed for a mean of 117.1 months. Of 451 B3 biopsies performed at our screening unit, 95 (22%) were found to have a radial scar or complex sclerosing lesion (CSL) on core needle biopsy. Within this group, 77 had no atypia on CNB, with 7 (9%) upgraded to invasive/in situ carcinoma on final excision. Of nine with definite atypia on CNB, 3 (33%) were upgraded. In those patients without atypia or malignancy on final excision, 7.5% developed cancer during 10-year follow-up. Patients with radial scar with atypia have a higher ris...Continue Reading

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