NEW AP101 Problems in the Evaluation of Breast Core Needle Biopsies
2:00–5:30 pm
3.0 CME CREDITS
Core needle biopsy (CNB) currently represents the initial diagnostic procedure in many patients with breast lesions. The limited tissue sampling creates a unique set of diagnostic problems and interpretive pitfalls. This case-based course will illustrate diagnostic problems in breast CNB samples. Topics include intraductal proliferative, papillary, fibroepithelial, columnar cell, spindle cell, and vascular lesions; small glandular proliferations; and problematic in-situ lesions. For each lesion type, faculty will emphasize common diagnostic difficulties and pitfalls and, where applicable, will consider the use and limitations of adjunctive immunostains. The presenters will also address clinical implications of rendering these diagnoses in the CNB setting.
You will learn to:
- Identify diagnostic problems and pitfalls in the interpretation of breast core needle biopsies
- Recognize limitations and pitfalls in the use of adjunctive immunostains in breast core needle biopsies
- Discuss how the clinical implications of a given diagnosis may differ on core needle biopsies and surgical excision specimens
Faculty
Stuart J. Schnitt, MD, FCAP
Sandra J. Shin, MD, FCAP