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. 2010 Sep 25;38(1):23–36. doi: 10.1007/s00259-010-1588-9

Table 7.

Comparison of biopsy and final surgical histology of index lesions

Pathology Biopsy, N = 182 (%) Final surgical patients, N = 182 (%)
Invasive carcinoma 141 (77.5) 137 (75.3)
IDC 89 (48.9) 56 (30.8)
IDC+DCIS 21 (11.6) 53 (29.1)
ILC 20 (11.0)
IDC+ILC 4 (2.2) 1 (0.5)
ILC, DCIS 2 (1.1)
ILC+DCIS 1 (0.5)
IDC+ILC+DCIS 1 (0.5)
ITLC 3 (1.7)
ILC/ITLC 22 (12.1)
IMPC 1 (0.5)
Breast cancer (unknown type) 3 (1.7)
Papillary cancer 1 (0.5)
In situ carcinoma 41 (22.5) 30 (16.5)
DCIS 38 (20.8) 28 (15.4)
DCIS+Paget’s disease 2 (1.1)
Paget’s disease 3 (1.7)
High risk 4 (2.2)
ADH/ALH/LCIS 4 (2.2)
Benign pathology 11 (6.0)
Fat necrosis 4 (2.2)
Inflammation (biopsy site) 6 (3.3)
FCC 1 (0.5)

IDC invasive/infiltrating ductal carcinoma, DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ, ILC invasive lobular carcinoma, ITLC invasive tubulolobular carcinoma, ADH atypical ductal hyperplasia, LCIS lobular carcinoma in situ, ALH atypical lobular hyperplasia, IMPC invasive micropapillary carcinoma, FCC fibrocystic change, not assessed