A Comprehensive Guide to Core Needle Biopsies of the Breast

Part I. The Core Needle Biopsy Program

1. Essential Components of a Successful Breast Core Needle Biopsy Program: Imaging Modalities, Sampling Techniques, Specimen Processing, Radiologic/Pathologic Correlation, and Appropriate Follow-Up
Christine M. Denison, Susan C. Lester

Part II. Instructive Topics Toward Diagnosis in Core Biopsy Samples

2. Pattern-Based Evaluation of Breast Core Needle Biopsies
Sandra J. Shin, Paula S. Ginter

3. Multiples in Core Biopsy Samples
Sandra J. Shin, Paula S. Ginter

Part III. Specific Entities Sampled in Core Biopsies

4. Inflammatory, Reactive, and Infectious Conditions of the Breast
Timothy M. D’Alfonso

5. Adenosis, Sclerosing Lesions, Microglandular Adenosis, and Mucocele-Like Lesions
Beth T. Harrison, Deborah A. Dillon

6. Papillary and Adenomyoepithelial Tumors
Daniel W. Visscher, Timothy M. D’Alfonso, Sandra J. Shin

7. Fibroepithelial Lesions
Gregor Krings, Yunn-Yi Chen

8. The Spectrum of Columnar Cell Lesions
Timothy M. D’Alfonso, Daniel W. Visscher

9. Intraductal Proliferations (DCIS, ADH, and UDH)
Kimberly H. Allison, Kristin C. Jensen

10. Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Including Microinvasive Carcinoma, Tubular Carcinoma, and Cribriform Carcinoma
Karan Saluja, Helena Hwang, Sunati Sahoo

11. Triple-Negative/Basal-Like Breast Carcinomas
Benjamin C. Calhoun, Laura C. Collins

12. Less Common Triple Negative Breast Cancers
Poonam Vohra, Gregor Krings, Yunn-Yi Chen

13. Special Histologic Types of Breast Cancer: Mucinous, Secretory, Micropapillary, Neuroendocrine, Cystic Hypersecretory, Glycogen-Rich Clear Cell, and Carcinoma with Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells
Yun Wu, Sandra J. Shin, Aysegul A. Sahin

14. Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
Helena Hwang, Sunati Sahoo

15. Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Helena Hwang, Sunati Sahoo

16. Benign and Malignant Mesenchymal Tumors
Ashley Cimino-Mathews, Susan C. Harvey, Pedram Argani

17. Vascular Lesions of the Breast
Melinda E. Sanders, Jean F. Simpson, Justin M. Cates

18. Breast Tumors in Adolescents/Children and Males
Melinda E. Sanders, Jean F. Simpson

Part IV. Special Considerations in Core Biopsies

19. Lesions of the Nipple
Nicole B. Johnson, Laura C. Collins

20. Lymphoid and Hematopoietic Tumors of the Breast
Julia Turbiner Geyer

21. Special Clinical Settings: Tumors Arising in Pregnancy, Pregnancy-Like (Pseudolactational) Proliferations, Breast Carcinoma in the Pre-neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Setting, Recurrent Breast Carcinoma, and Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma
Paula S. Ginter, Mamatha Chivukula, Sandra J. Shin

22. Current Standard Clinical Predictive Markers
Kristin C. Jensen, Kimberly H. Allison

23. Future Role of Molecular Profiling in Small Breast Samples and Personalised Medicine
Sarah Yen Mi Sim, Peter T. Simpson, Margaret C. Cummings, Sunil R. Lakhani

24. Metastases to the Breast
Ashley Cimino-Mathews, Susan C. Harvey, Pedram Argani

25. Dermatologic Mimickers of Breast Lesions Arising in the Breast Skin, Subcutis, or Axilla
Garrett Desman, Lurmag Y. Orta, Sandra J. Shin

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