Randomised controlled trial needed to determine necessity of surgery for “atypical” breast lesions

"Unnecessary surgery" as a possible harm from breast cancer screening needs to be elucidated. 1 Many indeterminate or "atypical" breast lesions are found on breast core biopsy after abnormal results in screening mammography. High quality randomised controlled trials are needed to...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 344; no. feb21 1; p. e890
Main Author Makretsov, Nik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 21.02.2012
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Cancer screening
Decision Making
Female
Humans
Mammography
Mastectomy - utilization
Medical screening
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Surgery
Unnecessary Procedures
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Summary:"Unnecessary surgery" as a possible harm from breast cancer screening needs to be elucidated. 1 Many indeterminate or "atypical" breast lesions are found on breast core biopsy after abnormal results in screening mammography. High quality randomised controlled trials are needed to determine whether surgical excision is necessary for ductal carcinoma in situ and atypia detected by screening and core biopsy and so reduce the rates of unnecessary surgery in patients with abnormal results on mammography screening.
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ISSN:0959-8138
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DOI:10.1136/bmj.e890