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An autopsy study of radial scar in the female breast
Author(s) -
NIELSEN MAJA,
JENSEN J.,
ANDERSEN J. A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1985.tb02446.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scars , malignancy , autopsy , breast carcinoma , fibrocystic breast disease , lesion , mammography , pathology , radiology , breast cancer , cancer
In a study of breasts from 83 consecutive, unselected female autopsies, 23 women (28%) were found to have radial scars. The lesion was multicentric in 67% and bilateral in 43%. The frequency of radial scar was significantly increased among women with fibrocystic disease (43%) compared to women without this lesion (17%). No difference in the frequency of radial scar was registered between women with primary breast malignancy and women with either normal breasts or benign breast abnormalities. No radial scar demonstrated transition to invasive or in situ carcinoma. No evidence was found of any association between radial scar and breast carcinoma.