Lobular Neoplasia at 11-Gauge Vacuum-Assisted Stereotactic Biopsy: Correlation with Surgical Excisional Biopsy and Mammographic Follow-Up
Mary C. Mahoney1,
Toni M. Robinson-Smith2 and
Elizabeth A. Shaughnessy3
1 Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati, 234 Goodman St., M.L. 772,
Cincinnati, OH 45267.
2 Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
3 Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

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Fig. 1 59-year-old woman with classic form of lobular carcinoma in
situ who underwent stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy. Pleomorphic
calcifications are identified on magnification mammogram image of right
breast.
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Fig. 2A 53-year-old woman with classic form of lobular carcinoma in
situ who underwent stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy. Note expansion of
lobular unit by uniform cells. Arrows mark calcifications, which were also
identified mammographically.
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Fig. 2B 53-year-old woman with classic form of lobular carcinoma in
situ who underwent stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy. Note uniformity of
proliferating lobular cells at higher magnification.
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Fig. 3 59-year-old woman with pleomorphic form of lobular carcinoma
in situ who underwent stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy. Note lack of
uniformity and atypical changes within proliferating lobular cells.
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