Is there a role for fine-needle aspiration in radial scar/complex sclerosing lesions of the breast?

• Published in: Diagnostic cytopathology Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 537 - 542
• Main Authors: Greenberg, Merle L., Camaris, Catherine, Psarianos, Tina, Ung, Owen A., Lee, Warwick B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.06.1997; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy, Needle; Birth control; breast; Breast Diseases - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Cicatrix - pathology; cytology; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; fine-needle aspiration; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Mammography; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Other methods of contraception. Sterilization; radial scar; radiology; Retrospective Studies; Sclerosis - pathology; Case study; Human; Pathology; Mammary gland diseases; Fine needle; Sclerosing adenosis; Cytopathology; Benign neoplasm; Diagnosis; Mammary gland; Aspiration punction
• ISSN: 8755-1039; 1097-0339
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199706)16:6<537::AID-DC13>3.0.CO;2-J

The fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNA) from 12 mammographically detected, histologically confirmed radial scar/complex sclerosing lesions (RS/CSL) and their corresponding mammography were reviewed. Six aspirates were obtained by palpation, four by ultrasound guidance, and two by stereotactic guidance. Of the eight lesions with sufficient material, five (62.5%) were reported as benign, two (25%) as atypical, and one (12.5%) as suspicious. It is proposed that FNA for RS/CSL should not be performed, and lesions require excision for histologic assessment. Diagn. Cytopathol. 16:537–542, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.