Surgical outcomes of borderline breast lesions detected by needle biopsy in a breast screening program

Table 2 Radiological findings for pre- and post- surgical diagnosis of borderline lesions.

Diagnosis	Mammogram Findings n = (%)
	Calcification	Stellate lesion	Discrete opacity	Multiple opacities	Architectural distortion	Non specific density	Total
Total	51 (54%)	18 (19%)	19 (20%)	1 (1%)	4 (4%)	1 (1%)	94
Mammogram findings by NEEDLE BIOPSY diagnosis
ADH	33 (92%)	2 (6%)			1 (3%)		36
ALH	3 (75%)				1 (25%)		4
LCIS	4 (80%)		1 (20%)				5
Radial Scar*	2 (11%)	14 (78%)			2 (11%)		18
FEA	4 (80%)	1 (20%)					5
MLL			3 (100%)				3
Papillary Lesion	5 (22%)	1 (4%)	15 (65%)	1 (4%)		1 (4%)	23
Mammogram findings by SURGICAL BIOPSY diagnosis
ADH	10 (91%)	1 (9%)					11
ALH	4 (100%)						4
LCIS	1 (100%)						1
Radial Scar*		12 (67%)		1 (6%)	4 (22%)	1 (6%)	18
FEA	2 (100%)						2
MLL			2 (100%)				2
Papillary Lesion	2 (14%)	1 (7%)	11 (79%)				14
Other benign dysplasia^†	15 (79%)	1 (5%)	3 (16%)				19
DCIS	13 (81%)	1 (6%)	2 (13%)				16
Invasive Malignancy	4 (57%)	2 (29%)	1 (14%)				7

* Radial Scar represents both radial scars and complex sclerosing lesions.
† Other benign dysplasia includes lesions such as ductal hyperplasia with no atypia (n = 8), sclerosing adenosis (n = 2), fibroadenoma (n = 1), fibrocystic change (n = 7) and scar tissue (n = 1).
ADH, Atypical ductal hyperplasia; ALH, Atypical lobular hyperplasia; FEA, Flat epithelial atypia; FNB, Fine needle biopsy; LCIS, Lobular carcinoma in situ; MLL, Mucocele-like lesions; US CNB, Ultrasound guided core needle biopsy; VALCS, Vacuum assisted large core stereotactic guided core needle biopsy.

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