TABLE 1 Changes in Diagnosis on Deeper Levels

From: Does Exhaustive Search for Microcalcifications Improve Diagnostic Yield in Stereotactic Core Needle Breast Biopsies?

Case

Initial Diagnosis

Final Diagnosis

1

Fibroadipose tissue

Fibroadenoma

2

Benign breast tissue, NPD

Fibrosis

3

Fibrocystic changes

Fibroadenoma

4

Fat, scant breast tissue

Fibrocystic changes

5

ADH

DCIS

6

Mild hyperplasia

ADH

7

Fat, fibrous tissue

Benign breast tissue, NPD

8

Fibrocystic changes

Papilloma (microscopic)

9

Fibrosis

Fibroadenoma

10

ADH

DCIS

11

Fat, fibrous tissue

Fibroadenoma

  1. NPD, no pathologic diagnosis; ADH, atypical duct hyperplasia; DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ.
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