Ductal Echography (DE) is an anatomical method of breast investigation based upon the identification of mammary internal structures. By using the radial breast scanning DE is superior to other imagistic methods in breast investigation. In this paper the DE aspect of breast cancer will be presented.

OBJECTIVE To determine women's attitudes to and knowledge of both false positive mammography results and the detection of ductal carcinoma in situ after screening mammography. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. SETTING United States. PARTICIPANTS 479 women aged 18-97 years who did not report a history of breast cancer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Attitudes to and knowledge of false positive resul...

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a non-invasive breast cancer comprising nearly 25% of breast cancer diagnoses in the mammographic era. Current guidelines recommend breast-conserving surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy; however, controversy exists regarding the appropriateness of these recommendations. Some women with DCIS will never recur, which raises the concern of over-treatment. Co...

OBJECTIVE To determine the imaging characteristic of frequent target lesions of wireless ultrasound (US)-guided, vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (Wi-UVAB) and to evaluate diagnostic yield, accuracy and complication of the device in indeterminate breast lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS From March 2013 to October 2014, 114 women (age range, 29-76 years; mean age, 50.0 years) underwent Wi-UVAB using...

AIMS Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast has been diagnosed increasingly since the advent of mammographic screening. In contrast to the situation in invasive breast carcinoma, there are no reports on androgen receptor (AR) status in DCIS and few reports on oestrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptors. METHODS AR expression was examined in 57 cases of DCIS of the breast and correla...

Background Phyllodes tumor (PT) of the breast is an uncommon fibroepithelial neoplasm. Malignant epithelial transformation in PT is rare. This study reports clinicopathologic characteristics and outcomes of patients with malignant epithelial transformation in PT. Methods From an institutional database of 183 patients with newly diagnosed PT referred to a Canadian provincial cancer institution b...

We have examined ten human subjects with a previously developed instrument for near-infrared diffuse spectral imaging of the female breast. The instrument is based on a tandem, planar scan of two collinear optical fibers (one for illumination and one for collection) to image a gently compressed breast in a transmission geometry. The optical data collection features a spatial sampling of 25 poin...

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) now represents up to 20% of breast cancer cases, yet its behaviour is still poorly understood. Morphological classifications go some way to predicting prognosis, but more sophisticated approaches are required to better tailor therapy to the individual. A number of biological molecules have been identified that appear to relate to prognosis and, in model systems, ...

BACKGROUND Ductal carcinoma in situ is a non-invasive carcinoma that is unlikely to recur if completely excised. Margin width, the distance between the boundary of the lesion and the edge of the excised specimen, may be an important determinant of local recurrence. METHODS Margin widths, determined by direct measurement or ocular micrometry, and standardized evaluation of the tumor for nuclea...

CONTEXT Immunohistochemistry has an expanding role in mammary pathology that has been facilitated by a growing list of available antibodies and a better understanding of biology. OBJECTIVE To explore the key role of immunohistochemistry in guiding adjuvant therapy decisions and sentinel node staging in breast cancer, as well as the role of immunohistochemistry as an aid to distinguishing usua...