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Radial scar

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The presence of a radial scar on imaging mandates a percutaneous core biopsy for histologic diagnosis. Excisional biopsy is usually recommended for radial scar, although it has been argued that core biopsy evaluation and surveillance may be appropriate in selected patients.
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Patterson JA, Scott M, Anderson N, Kirk SJ (December 2004). "Radial scar, complex sclerosing lesion and risk of breast cancer. Analysis of 175 cases in Northern Ireland".
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Radial scar is associated with atypia and/or malignancy and may be an independent risk factor for the development of carcinoma in either breast.
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Ung OA, Lee WB, Greenberg ML, Bilous M (January 2001). "Complex sclerosing lesion: the lesion is complex, the management is straightforward".
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Histopathology of a radial scar of the breast, seen as a fibroelastic stroma and entrapped glands radiating outward. H&E stain.
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Radial scars are diagnosed by a microscopic examination of excised tissue, i.e. they are diagnosed by
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appearing (i.e. scar like) center with peripheral entrapped normal breast ducts and lobules.
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Radial Scar: How worried should we be about this rare breast abnormality? (telegraph.co.uk)
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Radial scars are spiculated masses characterized microscopically by a
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Kennedy M, Masterson AV, Kerin M, Flanagan F (October 2003).
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Gross pathology
Specialty
General surgery
malignancy
cancer
pathologists
histomorphology

sclerotic
Breast cancer
doi
10.1016/j.ejso.2004.08.004
PMID
15522552
doi
10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02003.x
PMID
11167596
S2CID
34769616



"Pathology and clinical relevance of radial scars: a review"
doi
10.1136/jcp.56.10.721
PMC
1770086
PMID

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