Flat epithelial atypia on core needle biopsy does not always mandate excisional biopsy

MK Srour, C Donovan, A Chung, A Harit… - The Breast …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Flat Epithelia Atypia (FEA) is a proliferative lesion of the breast where cells
demonstrate columnar change and cytologic atypia. This lesion has been identified as …

Clinicopathologic implications of “flat epithelial atypia” in core needle biopsy specimens of the breast

M Chivukula, R Bhargava, G Tseng… - American journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Flat epithelial atypia (FEA) is an emerging entity of uncertain clinical significance, and
outcome data are sparse. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathologic …

Pure flat epithelial atypia identified on core needle biopsy does not require excision

C Liu, CK Dingee, R Warburton, JS Pao… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Routine excision of flat epithelial atypia (FEA) of the breast found on core
needle biopsy (CNB) is being questioned and a policy of selective excision of FEA was …

Flat epithelial atypia: are we being too aggressive?

A DiPasquale, S Silverman, E Farag… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The malignant upgrade rate of flat epithelial atypia (FEA) diagnosed on core
needle biopsy varies between 0 and 30%. Excision versus observation with radiological …

Flat epithelial atypia on core needle biopsy, must we surgically excise?

AA Acott, AT Mancino - The American Journal of Surgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Breast flat epithelial atypia (FEA) often coexists with more aggressive pathology and
excision is currently recommended when diagnosed by core needle biopsy (CNB). Recent …

Flat epithelial atypia of the breast on core needle biopsy: an indication for surgical excision

V Sohn, R Porta, T Brown - Military Medicine, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: Flat epithelial atypia (FEA) is an increasingly diagnosed breast lesion yet there
remains a paucity of data regarding these findings and their clinical significance. By …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of clinical and pathologic factors of pure, flat epithelial atypia on core needle biopsy to aid in the decision of excision or observation

JS Berry, AF Trappey, TJ Vreeland, AR Pattyn… - Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The optimal treatment of flat epithelial atypia (FEA) found on breast core
needle biopsy (CNB) is controversial. We performed a retrospective review of our …

Isolated flat epithelial atypia on core biopsy specimens is associated with a low risk of upgrade at excision

SB Hugar, R Bhargava, DJ Dabbs… - American Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives We present a retrospective review of 111 breast core biopsy specimens with flat
epithelial atypia (FEA) and corresponding excision to better understand rates of upgrade …

Majority of flat epithelial atypia diagnosed on biopsy do not require surgical excision

PMY Chan, N Chotai, ES Lai, PY Sin, J Chen, SQ Lu… - The Breast, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Borderline risk lesions such as flat epithelial atypia (FEA) are increasingly
being diagnosed on biopsy. The need for surgery is being debated. In this study, we …

[PDF][PDF] Pure Flat Epithelial Atypia of the Breast on Core Needle Biopsy: No Need for Surgical Excision

W Numprasit, N Samarnthai… - Siriraj Medical …, 2021 - he02.tci-thaijo.org
Objective: From previous data, pure flat epithelial atypia (FEA) of the breast demonstrated on
core needle biopsy (CNB) was related to malignant upgrading. However, FEA itself is not an …