Benign breast disease (BBD) is a broad category of diagnoses reported to convey a variable
degree of increased risk of developing breast cancer. A meta-analysis of the existing …

Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to: Discuss the
clinical and histopathologic features of benign conditions of the breast. Identify the risks of …

Atypical Hyperplasia of the Breast — Risk Assessment and Management Options | New England
Journal of Medicine Skip to main content The New England Journal of Medicine homepage …

Background Benign breast disease is an important risk factor for breast cancer. We studied a
large group of women with benign breast disease to obtain reliable estimates of this risk …

Introduction: Heritage is the most important risk factor for breast cancer. About 15–20% of
breast cancer is familial, referring to affected women who have one or more first-or second …

Importance Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) was developed with the expectation of
improving cancer detection in women with dense breasts. Studies are needed to evaluate …

Purpose Women with proliferative breast lesions are candidates for primary prevention, but
few risk models incorporate benign findings to assess breast cancer risk. We incorporated …

Lopez‐Garcia MA, Geyer FC, Lacroix‐Triki M, Marchió C & Reis‐Filho JS (2010)
Histopathology 57, 171–192 Breast cancer precursors revisited: molecular features and …

Purpose The increased breast cancer risk conferred by a diagnosis of lobular carcinoma in
situ (LCIS) is poorly understood. Here, we review our 29-year longitudinal experience with …

Atypical hyperplasia is a high-risk premalignant lesion of the breast, but its biology is poorly
understood. Many believe that atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) is a direct precursor for low …