title: Breast cancer precursors: diagnostic issues and current understanding on their pathogenesis.
abstract: The development of breast malignancy has been recognised to progress through a number of morphological precursor lesions. More recently, specific molecular alterations have been recognised in these precursor lesions. These changes appear to determine a specific malignant phenotype, which in turn, may realign the current opinion on the classification of breast cancer along molecular characteristics. This review will highlight the morphological features of these precursor lesions and their relationship to the complex molecular processes involved in their development.
authors: Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors: Rahmawati
authors: R
authors: Pare
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Yang
authors: Joo-Shik
authors: JS
authors: Shin
authors: Puay Hoon
authors: PH
authors: Tan
authors: C Soon
authors: CS
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*