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Breast Pathology, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, E-Book

Breast Pathology, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, E-Book

Laura C. Collins

(2018)

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Abstract

This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, edited by Dr. Laura C. Collins, will focus on Breast Pathology. Topics include, but are not limited to: Core needle biopsy of the breast, Mucinous Lesions of the Breast: Pragmatic approach to fibroepithelial lesions; Lymph node inclusions; Differential diagnosis of benign spindle cell lesions of the breast; Ancillary Prognostic and Predictive Testing in Breast Cancer; Lesions of the Low Grade Breast Neoplasia Pathway; Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Breast Neoplasia; Lobular Carcinoma in Situ; and Processing and Reporting of Breast Specimens in the Neoadjuvant Setting.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Breast Pathology i
Copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
CONSULTING EDITOR iii
EDITOR iii
AUTHORS iii
Contents v
Preface: Contemporary Topics in Breast Pathology v
Core Needle Biopsy of the Breast: An Evaluation of Contemporary Data v
A Diagnostic Approach to Fibroepithelial Breast Lesions v
Axillary Lymph Node Inclusions v
An Update of Mucinous Lesions of the Breast v
Differential Diagnosis of Benign Spindle Cell Lesions vi
Lobular Carcinoma In Situ vi
Ancillary Prognostic and Predictive Testing in Breast Cancer: Focus on Discordant, Unusual, and Borderline Results vi
Precursor Lesions of the Low-Grade Breast Neoplasia Pathway vi
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Breast Cancer vii
Processing and Reporting of Breast Specimens in the Neoadjuvant Setting vii
SURGICAL PATHOLOGY CLINICS\r viii
FORTHCOMING ISSUES viii
June 2018 viii
September 2018 viii
December 2018 viii
RECENT ISSUES viii
December 2017 viii
September 2017 viii
June 2017 viii
Preface:\rContemporary Topics in Breast Pathology ix
Core Needle Biopsy of the Breast 1
ABSTRACT 1
OVERVIEW: SCREENING AND DETECTION 1
ATYPICAL DUCTAL HYPERPLASIA 2
IMMUNOPHENOTYPE 3
OUTCOME FOLLOWING CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY 3
ATYPICAL LOBULAR HYPERPLASIA AND LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU 3
IMMUNOPHENOTYPE 4
OUTCOME FOLLOWING CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY 4
FLAT EPITHELIAL ATYPIA 4
IMMUNOPHENOTYPE 5
OUTCOME FOLLOWING CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY 5
PAPILLOMAS 5
IMMUNOPHENOTYPE 6
OUTCOME FOLLOWING CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY 7
RADIAL SCAR 8
IMMUNOPHENOTYPE 9
OUTCOME FOLLOWING CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY 9
SUMMARY 10
REFERENCES 10
A Diagnostic Approach to Fibroepithelial Breast Lesions 17
ABSTRACT 17
FIBROADENOMA 17
CLINICAL FEATURES 17
GROSS FEATURES 18
MICROSCOPIC FEATURES 18
CYTOLOGIC FINDINGS IN FIBROADENOMA 18
FIBROADENOMA VARIANTS 18
Cellular Fibroadenoma 18
Complex Fibroadenoma 18
Juvenile Fibroadenoma 19
Myxoid Fibroadenoma 19
ANCILLARY INVESTIGATIONS 21
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 22
Fibroadenomatoid Change 22
Tubular Adenoma 22
Nodular Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia 22
Mammary Hamartoma 22
PROGNOSIS 22
PHYLLODES TUMORS 23
CLINICAL FEATURES 23
GROSS FEATURES 23
MICROSCOPIC FEATURES 23
Benign Phyllodes Tumor 23
Malignant Phyllodes Tumor 24
Borderline Phyllodes Tumor 24
CYTOLOGIC FINDINGS IN PHYLLODES TUMOR 25
A NOTE ON SAMPLING 29
ANCILLARY INVESTIGATIONS 29
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 29
Fibromatosis 29
Metaplastic Carcinoma 29
Sarcoma 29
Malignant Melanoma 29
Periductal Stromal Tumor 29
PROGNOSIS 30
CORE BIOPSY OF FIBROEPITHELIAL LESIONS: CHALLENGES AND PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS 32
DISTINGUISHING FIBROADENOMA AND PHYLLODES TUMOR ON CYTOLOGY 35
A NOTE ON FIBROEPITHELIAL BREAST LESIONS IN YOUNG PATIENTS 35
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF FIBROEPITHELIAL BREAST LESIONS 36
SUMMARY 36
REFERENCES 37
Axillary Lymph Node Inclusions 43
ABSTRACT 43
OVERVIEW 43
EPITHELIAL INCLUSIONS 44
MAMMARY-TYPE GLANDULAR INCLUSIONS (HETEROTOPIC BREAST PARENCHYMA) 44
Pathologic Features 44
Differential Diagnosis 44
Diagnosis 44
Prognosis 49
MULLERIAN-TYPE GLANDULAR INCLUSIONS 49
Pathologic Features 49
Differential Diagnosis 49
Diagnosis 49
Prognosis 50
SQUAMOUS INCLUSIONS 50
Pathologic Features 51
Differential Diagnosis 51
Diagnosis 51
Prognosis 52
MIXED GLANDULAR-SQUAMOUS INCLUSIONS 52
Pathologic Features 52
Differential Diagnosis 53
Diagnosis 54
Prognosis 54
NONEPITHELIAL INCLUSIONS 55
NODAL NEVI 55
Pathologic Features 55
Differential Diagnosis 56
Diagnosis 56
Prognosis 57
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 57
REFERENCES 57
An Update of Mucinous Lesions of the Breast 61
ABSTRACT 61
OVERVIEW 61
MUCOCELELIKE LESIONS 62
GROSS FEATURES 62
MICROSCOPIC FEATURES 62
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 64
PROGNOSIS 67
MUCINOUS CARCINOMA 69
GROSS FEATURES 69
MICROSCOPIC FEATURES 69
DIAGNOSIS 70
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 71
PROGNOSIS 74
MUCINOUS CYSTADENOCARCINOMA 75
SOLID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA 76
GROSS FEATURES 76
MICROSCOPIC FEATURES 77
DIAGNOSIS 79
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 81
PROGNOSIS 81
INVASIVE LOBULAR CARCINOMA WITH EXTRACELLULAR MUCIN PRODUCTION 81
SALIVARY GLAND–TYPE TUMORS OF THE BREAST WITH MUCINOUS FEATURES 82
MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA 82
ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA 82
BREAST LESIONS WITH MUCIN MIMICS 83
SUMMARY 87
REFERENCES 87
Differential Diagnosis of Benign Spindle Cell Lesions 91
ABSTRACT 91
OVERVIEW 91
BENIGN SPINDLE CELL TUMOR-LIKE LESIONS 93
BENIGN SPINDLE CELL TUMORS 95
BENIGN SPINDLE CELL LESIONS VERSUS BLAND-LOOKING AGGRESSIVE SPINDLE CELL TUMORS 102
CONCLUDING REMARKS 108
REFERENCES 117
Lobular Carcinoma In Situ 123
ABSTRACT 123
OVERVIEW 123
EPIDEMIOLOGY 124
CLINICAL FEATURES 124
HISTOPATHOLOGY 124
CLASSIC LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU 124
LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU VARIANTS 126
Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma In Situ 126
Lobular Carcinoma In Situ with Necrosis (Also Known as “Florid” Lobular Carcinoma In Situ) 128
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY 128
E-CADHERIN 128
P120-CATENIN 131
ESTROGEN RECEPTOR, PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR, AND HUMAN EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2 133
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS 134
LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU VARIANTS MIMIC SOLID DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU 134
CLASSIC LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU INVOLVING COLLAGENOUS SPHERULOSIS MIMICS LOW-GRADE CRIBRIFORM DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU 135
LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU INVOLVING SCLEROSING ADENOSIS MIMICS INVASIVE LOBULAR CARCINOMA 135
GENETICS 135
NATURAL HISTORY AND PROGNOSIS 137
MANAGEMENT 139
SUMMARY 141
REFERENCES 141
Ancillary Prognostic and Predictive Testing in Breast Cancer 147
ABSTRACT 147
ROLE OF ANCILLARY TESTS IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT 147
OVERVIEW 147
OVERVIEW OF EVALUATION OF DISCORDANT RESULTS 150
HORMONE RECEPTOR STAINS 152
FUNCTION OF HORMONE RECEPTORS 152
INTERPRETATION OF HORMONE RECEPTOR STAINS 152
EXPECTED VERSUS UNEXPECTED HORMONE RECEPTOR RESULTS 153
Consideration for Additional Testing 155
Validation 155
INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN EPITHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2 RESULTS 155
FUNCTION 156
TESTING METHODOLOGIES 156
INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY 156
UNUSUAL STAINING PATTERNS 157
INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2 IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION TESTING 160
USUAL OR BORDERLINE RESULTS 160
Group 2 (Ratio ≥2.0 and <4.0 Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Signals per Cell) 161
Group 3 (Ratio <2.0 and ≥6.0 Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Signals per Cell) 162
Group 4 (Ratio <2.0 and 4.0–6.0 Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Signals per Cell) 162
EXPECTED VERSUS UNEXPECTED RESULTS 162
Consideration for Additional Testing 164
Validation 164
PROLIFERATION MARKERS: KI67 AND PANEL-BASED ASSAYS 164
Function 165
Interpretation 165
Ki67 165
Panel-based assays 168
Expected Versus Unexpected Results 169
Ki67 169
Oncotype DX 169
Validation 169
SUMMARY 171
REFERENCES 171
Precursor Lesions of the Low-Grade Breast Neoplasia Pathway 177
ABSTRACT 177
OVERVIEW 177
COLUMNAR CELL LESIONS 178
DEFINITION AND MORPHOLOGY 178
PRESENTATION 180
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 180
MANAGEMENT 181
OUTCOME 182
ATYPICAL DUCTAL HYPERPLASIA 183
DEFINITION AND MORPHOLOGY 183
PRESENTATION 183
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 183
MANAGEMENT 186
OUTCOME 187
LOW-GRADE DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU 188
DEFINITION AND MORPHOLOGY 188
PRESENTATION 188
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 189
MANAGEMENT 190
OUTCOME 191
LOBULAR NEOPLASIA 191
INVASIVE CARCINOMAS 191
THE LOW-GRADE BREAST NEOPLASIA PATHWAY 191
SUMMARY 194
REFERENCES 194
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Breast Cancer 199
ABSTRACT 199
OVERVIEW 199
SECRETORY CARCINOMA 200
ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA 202
INVASIVE LOBULAR CARCINOMA 204
SOLID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA WITH REVERSE POLARITY 205
PHENOTYPIC CORRELATES OF MOLECULAR SUBTYPES AND HEREDITARY BREAST CANCERS 207
SUMMARY 208
REFERENCES 208
Processing and Reporting of Breast Specimens in the Neoadjuvant Setting 213
ABSTRACT 213
NEOADJUVANT TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER 213
MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION 214
ROLE OF PATHOLOGY BEFORE NEOADJUVANT TREATMENT 215
INITIAL DIAGNOSIS 215
EVALUATION OF THE AXILLA 215
CLIPS 215
ROLE OF PATHOLOGY AFTER NEOADJUVANT TREATMENT 217
PROCESSING OF POST-NEOADJUVANT BREAST CANCER SPECIMENS 217
Post-neoadjuvant Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Axillary Dissection Specimens 217
Small Lumpectomy Specimens 218
Large Lumpectomy Specimens 218
Mastectomy Specimens 218
Extent of Sampling for Large Lumpectomy and Mastectomy Specimens 218
Submitting Samples for Research 219
MICROSCOPIC EVALUATION 219
Tumor Type and Grade 219
Size and Extent 219
Cellularity 221
Lymphovascular Invasion 221
Margins 221
Lymph Node Status 221
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 222
Complete Pathologic Response 222
Residual Disease 222
Other Prognostic Factors 224
Future Directions 225
SUMMARY 228
REFERENCES 229