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Radial scar in the female breast. A long‐term follow‐up study of 32 cases
Author(s) -
Andersen Johan A.,
Gram J⊘rgen B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19840601)53:11<2557::aid-cncr2820531131>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - medicine , ectasia , fibrocystic disease , surgery , breast cancer , retrospective cohort study , breast tissue , cancer
In a retrospective histologic study of 1862 benign breast tissue specimens, 32 cases were found to have radial scar. The radial scar was multicentric in 44%, and found in breasts with fibrocystic disease and/or duct ectasia. During a follow‐up period of 19.5 years (range, 15–24 years), one patient developed breast cancer compared with an expected rate of 0.94. Therefore, local excision of radial scar without further follow‐up is sufficient.