title: Ductal lavage for breast cancer risk assessment.
abstract: Ductal lavage is a minimally-invasive procedure that permits sampling of breast ductal fluids for cytopathologic analysis. The technique is performed with topical anesthesia and involves cannulation of any fluid-yielding nipple orifice with a specially-designed catheter for lavage and aspiration of the ductal system. The procedure is used for women who have clinical evidence of increased breast cancer risk; if atypia is detected, it may strengthen a woman's interest in committing to a risk-reducing strategy or a chemoprevention trial. The technology also is being used as a tool in ongoing translational research studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Aeisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rivers
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation