Table 7 Patients with previous or synchronous breast carcinoma

From: Atypical lobular hyperplasia and classic lobular carcinoma in situ in core biopsy specimens: routine excision is not necessary

Cases a

Synchronous carcinoma

Total

Ipsilateral

Previous carcinoma

Total

 

Ipsilateral

Contralateral

Bilateral

  

Contralateral

Bilateral

 

With excision (n=87)

8

14

—

22

—

11

—

11

Without excision (n=190)

8b

14

2

24

9b

17

—

26

  1. a30% of patients had either previous or synchronous (contra- or ipsilateral) breast carcinoma. A total of 20% of all patients had a history of contralateral carcinoma (previous or synchronous). In patients with LN with subsequent excisions, 38% (33/87) had a history of previous or synchronous carcinoma, vs 26% (50/190) of those without excisions.
  2. bOne patient had both a history of, and a synchronous ipsilateral carcinoma.
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