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(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Mucinous carcinoma of the breast accounts for about 2 % of invasive carcinoma and tends to occur in older women. Clinical Features Symptomatic…

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease with a varied clinical outcome, underscoring the need for the use of reliable predictive and prognostic biomarkers….

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Ultrasound correlation of mammographic abnormalities like discrete circumscribed masses, partially circumscribed masses, developing densities, asymmetric densities, and architectural distortion provides a more specific…

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Breasts are generally symmetric structures with similar densities and architecture (Fig. 7.1). However, asymmetric densities are a frequent finding on mammography and have…

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Tubular cancers account for 1 % of all invasive breast cancers. The median age of incidence is between 40 and 50 years. They…

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Surgical Handling Close communication between the surgeon, radiologist, and pathologist is essential for appropriate handling of a breast surgical excision specimen. Good fixation…

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   The terminal ductal lobular unit is normally 1–2 mm in size but can vary from 1 to 8 mm in size. Around the…

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Metaplastic carcinoma is a rare tumor of the breast accounting for <1 % of all breast malignancies. The 2003 WHO publication “Tumours of…

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Invasive papillary carcinomas account for 1–2 % of all invasive breast carcinomas and tend to occur in postmenopausal women in their mid 60s….

(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India   Medullary carcinoma of the breast accounts for 2–7 % of all invasive breast cancers. They tend to occur more frequently in younger women….