Is there a role for fine-needle aspiration in radial scar/complex sclerosing lesions of the breast?

✍ Scribed by Merle L. Greenberg; Catherine Camaris; Tina Psarianos; Owen A. Ung; Warwick B. Lee

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 405 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 8755-1039
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199706)16:6<537::aid-dc13>3.0.co;2-j

✦ Synopsis

The fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNA) from 12 mammographically detected, histologically confirmed radial scar/complex sclerosing lesions (RS/CSL) and their corresponding mammography were reviewed. Six aspirates were obtained by palpation, four by ultrasound guidance, and two by stereotactic guidance. Of the eight lesions with suffıcient material, five (62.5%) were reported as benign, two (25%) as atypical, and one (12.5%) as suspicious. It is proposed that FNA for RS/CSL should not be performed, and lesions require excision for histologic assessment. Diagn.