High upgrade rate to invasive carcinoma makes subclassification of papillary carcinoma of the breast in core needle biopsy unnecessary
Given the high upgrade rate, subclassification of papillary carcinoma in CNB lacks clinical significance. The term 'papillary carcinoma' should be used in CNB, and lymph node removal warrants further investigation.
Authors
- Kevin Van Smaalen
- Abdulwahab Ewaz
- Di Ai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-4582)
- Xiaoxian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0995-1721)
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Emory University Hospital (US)
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital (US)
- Decatur Memorial Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp-2025-210259
- Primary Topic
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00