Table 2.
Final diagnoses in 22 patients with equivocal (B3/C3) histology or cytology and subsequent benign pathology, together with radiological findings
| Reason for B3 categorisation | Radiology | Final diagnosis |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Stromal deformity (RS) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Stromal deformity (RU) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Asymmetry and stromal deformity (RU) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Asymmetry + stromal deformity + Ca2+ (RS) | Benign breast change |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Stromal deformity (RU) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Stromal deformity + Ca2+ (RS) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Stromal deformity (RS) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Stromal deformity (RU) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Stromal deformity (RU) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Asymmetry + stromal deformity (RS) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Stromal deformity (RS) | Radial scar |
| Suggestive of radial scar | Mass (RM) | Radial scar |
| Papillary lesion | Mass; 13 mm complex cyst on US (RB) | Papilloma |
| Papillary lesion | 20 mm mass (RS) | Papilloma |
| Fibroepithelial lesion | 16 mm new mass (RU) | Fibroadenoma |
| Fibroepithelial lesion | Asymmetry; 13 mm mass on US (RU) | Fibroadenoma |
| Intraductal epithelial proliferation (nature uncertain) | Asymmetry + Ca2+ (RU) | Benign breast change |
| Intraductal epithelial proliferation (nature uncertain) | Asymmetry (RU) | Benign breast change |
| Stromal mucin | Ca2+ (RU) | Benign breast change |
| Stromal mucin | Ca2+ (RU) | Benign breast change |
| Atypical lobular hyperplasia | Asymmetry (RU) | Benign breast change |
| Vascular lesion | 9 mm new mass (RB) | Haemangioma |
RB, radiologically benign; RS, radiologically suspicious; RU, radiologically indeterminate; US, ultrasound.