title: A pictorial journey through variants of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and DCIS mimickers.
abstract: Unusual variants of DCIS and DCIS mimickers are presented in this article. Examples of DCIS with a high propensity for underdiagnosis or misclassification, pertinent immunoperoxidase workups, the results of prognostic/predictive markers, and relevant clinical follow-up are also provided in certain cases. The currently controversial entities are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. eresetko@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Resetkova
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis