Breast biopsy
Alternative names:
biopsy of the breast
Normal values:
There should be no sign of malignancy. The sample may consist of connective tissue, fat lobules, or lactiferous ducts. The sample should appear pink.
What abnormal results mean:
Tumors may be benign, and they can indicate:
Tumors may be malignant and they can include:
- adenocarcinoma
- colloid carcinoma
- cystosarcoma
- infiltrating carcinoma
- inflammatory carcinoma
- intraductal carcinoma
- lobular carcinoma
- medullary or circumscribed carcinoma
- Paget's disease
- sarcoma
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Update Date: 02/09/00
Updated by: J. Gordon Lambert, MD, Associate Medical Director,
Utah Health Informatics and adam.com
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