Breast Pathology
Moderator: Dr. Frances O’Malley

Core Biopsy Specimen Handling Microcalcifications & Pitfalls

Dr. Sarah Pinder
Cambridge, UK


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Case #1a

Clinical History:

42 year old woman underwent a core biopsy for mammographic calcifications in the right breast

Diagnosis: Radial Scar


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Case #1b

Clinical History:

64 year old woman had a core biopsy performed of a mamographic abnormality detected by screening mammography

Diagnosis: Tubular Carcinoma

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