Section I: The Core Needle Biopsy Program
1 Essential Components of a Successful Breast Core Needle Biopsy Program: Imaging Modalities, Sampling Techniques, Specimen Processing, Radiologic/Pathologic Correlation, and Appropriate Follow-Up
Christine M. Denison and Susan Lester
Section II: Instructive Topics Toward Diagnosis in Core Biopsy Samples
2 Pattern Based Evaluation of Breast Core Needle Biopsies
Sandra J. Shin, Paula S. Ginter
3 Multiples in Core Biopsy Samples
Sandra J. Shin, Paula S. Ginter
Section III: Specific Entities Sampled in Core Biopsies
4 Inflammatory, Reactive, and Infectious Conditions of the Breast
Timothy M. D’Alfonso
5 Adenosis, Sclerosing Lesions, Microglandular Adenosis and Mucocele-Like Lesions
Beth T. Harrison and Deborah A. Dillon6 Papillary and Adenomyoepithelial Tumors
Daniel W. Visscher, Timothy M. D’Alfonso, and Sandra J. Shin
7 Fibroepithelial Lesions in Women, Adolescents/Children and Males
Gregor Krings and Yunn-Yi Chen
8 The Spectrum of Columnar Cell Lesions
Timothy M. D’Alfonso and Daniel W. Visscher
9 Intra-Ductal Proliferations (DCIS, ADH and UDH)
Kimberly H. Allison and Kristin C. Jensen
10 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Including Microinvasive Carcinoma, Tubular Carcinoma and Cribriform Carcinoma
Karan Saluja, Helena Hwang, and Sunati Sahoo
11 Triple Negative/Basal-like Breast Carcinomas
Benjamin C. Calhoun and Laura C. Collins
12 Less Common Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Poonam Vohra, Gregor Krings, and Yunn-Yi Chen
13 Special Histologic Types of Breast Cancer: Mucinous, Secretory, Micropapillary, Neuroendocrine, Cystic Hypersecretory, Glycogen-Rich Clear Cell, and Carcinoma with Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells
Yun Wu, Sandra J. Shin, and Aysegul A. Sahin
14 Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
Helena Hwang and Sunati Sahoo
15 Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Helena Hwang and Sunati Sahoo
16 Benign and Malignant Mesenchymal Tumors
Ashley Cimino-Mathews, Susan C. Harvey, and Pedram Argani
17 Vascular Lesions of the Breast
Melinda E. Sanders, Jean F. Simpson, and Justin M. M. Cates
18 Breast Tumors in Adolescents/Children and Males
Melinda E. Sanders and Jean F. Simpson
Section IV: Special Considerations in Core Biopsies
19 Lesions of the Nipple
Nicole Johnson and Laura C. Collins
20 Lymphoid and Hematopoietic Tumors of the Breast
Julia Turbiner Geyer
21 Special Clinical Settings: Tumors Arising in Pregnancy, Pregnancy-Like (Pseudolactational) Proliferations, Breast Carcinoma in the Pre-Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Setting, Recurrent Breast Carcinoma, Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma
Paula S. Ginter, Mamatha Chivukula, and Sandra J. Shin
22 Current Standard Clinical Predictive Markers
Kristin C. Jensen and Kimberly H. Allison
23 Future Role of Molecular Profiling in Small Breast Samples and Personalized Medicine
Sarah Sim, Peter T. Simpson, Margaret Cummings, and Sunil R. Lakhani
24 Metastases to the Breast
Ashley Cimino-Mathews, Susan C. Harvey, and Pedram Argani
25 Dermatologic Mimickers of Breast Lesions Arising in the Breast Skin, Subcutis or Axilla
t Desman, Lurmag Y. Orta, and Sandra J. Shin