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Fig. 1.1 Schematic sections of breast duct in normal condition and in atypical hyperplasia. The normal duct (on the left) is composed of a single epithelial layer within the duct,…

Fig. 8.1 Modeling quart with bilateral breast reduction surgery. Presurgery (a); model of surgery (b); postsurgery (c) This procedure, as well as the site and length of skin incision, should…

Fig. 7.1 Van Nuys Prognostic Index Basing on Silverstein’s and other authors’ following studies, at present, the most important factor in DCIS surgical treatment is margin status. According to current…

Fig. 3.1 Calcified grade 2 DCIS: craniocaudal spot magnification mammogram (a) and gray-scale reversed image (b) show a cluster of fine pleomorphic calcifications Fig. 3.2 Calcified grade 2 DCIS: craniocaudal…

Fig. 11.1 Kaplan-Meier curves showing probability of any subsequent breast cancer in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-negative (a) and ER-positive DCIS (b) treated with adjuvant placebo vs. tamoxifen . Tamoxifen…

Fig. 5.1 Low nuclear grade DCIS with small, monomorphic cells, with uniform size; generally cribriform proliferation is the most common phenotype Fig. 5.2 Intermediate nuclear grade DCIS with moderate variation…

Fig. 13.1 Educational approach to DCIS 13.2 A Radiological Finding The suspicion of a DCIS is mainly radiological, and much of it depends on the fulfillment of the diagnostic process…

C1 Finding inadequate for a diagnostic judgment; the cause shall be indicated (little or no cellularity, artifacts unsuitable equipment, etc…) C2 Negative finding for malignant cells; sometimes specific diagnoses can…

Fig. 6.1 A mammogram demonstrating a non-palpable cluster of microcalcifications in the outer quadrant of the breast (a) and a second mammogram demonstrating the position of the wire located adjacent…