AP117 Problems in the Evaluation of Breast Needle Core Biopsies
2:00–5:30 pm
3.0 CME CREDITS
Needle core biopsy 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 needle core biopsy 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 clinical implications of rendering these diagnoses in the needle core biopsy setting will also be addressed.
You will learn to:
- Identify diagnostic problems and pitfalls in the interpretation of breast needle core biopsies
- Recognize limitations and pitfalls in the use of adjunctive immunostains in breast needle core biopsies
- Discuss how the clinical implications of a given diagnosis may differ on needle core biopsies and surgical excision specimens
Faculty
Sandra J. Shin, MD, FCAP