Imaging Characteristics of and Multidisciplinary Management Considerations for Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Flat Epithelial Atypia: Review of Current Literature

LK Harper, MB Carnahan, AA Bhatt, CL Simmons… - …, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
High-risk lesions of the breast are frequently encountered in percutaneous biopsy
specimens. While benign, these lesions have historically undergone surgical excision due to …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Management of flat epithelial atypia on breast core biopsy may be individualized based on correlation with imaging studies

BC Calhoun, A Sobel, RL White, M Gromet, T Flippo… - Modern Pathology, 2015 - Elsevier
Flat epithelial atypia of the breast commonly co-exists with atypical ductal hyperplasia,
lobular neoplasia, and indolent forms of invasive carcinomas such as tubular carcinoma …

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 …

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 …

Predictors of Underestimation of Malignancy after Image‐Guided Core Needle Biopsy Diagnosis of Flat Epithelial Atypia or Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia

CC Yu, SH Ueng, YC Cheung, SC Shen… - The breast …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Flat epithelial atypia (FEA) and atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) are precursors of breast
malignancy. Management of FEA or ADH after image‐guided core needle biopsy (CNB) …

Assessment and management of B3 breast lesions with atypia: a focused review

MU Ugurlu, T Yoldemir, BM Gulluoglu - Climacteric, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Breast lesions with atypia are a spectra of diseases that confer increased risk of breast
cancer because of an increased probability of finding concomitant cancer after excision, or …

Flat epithelial atypia with and without atypical ductal hyperplasia: to re-excise or not. Results of a 5-year prospective study

I Uzoaru, BR Morgan, ZG Liu, FJ Bellafiore, FS Gaudier… - Virchows Archiv, 2012 - Springer
Flat epithelial atypia (FEA) of the breast have a tendency to calcify and, as such, are
becoming increasingly detected by mammography. There is no consensus yet on whether to …

[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 …