title: Pathology of preinvasive and excellent-prognosis cancers.
abstract: Recent advances in breast cancer treatment have made recognition of different prognostic groups mandatory. In addition, further experience with screening-detected lesions has resulted in the definition of new associations. Therapeutic approaches to these frequently microscopic lesions are currently the source of much debate. This article reviews recent studies of excellent-prognosis carcinomas as well as premalignant and other histologically defined lesions that indicate an increased risk for the development or recurrence of carcinoma. Advances in fine-needle aspiration and in hormone receptor assays are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37323.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface