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Breast Cancer DiagnosisAka: Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast, Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast

Methods of Tissue Sampling
1. Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
2. Biopsy with Needle Guidance
3. Biopsy of Palpable Mass
4. Incisional Biopsy
Cancer Types
1. Ductal Carcinoma Type (Most common)
  1. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
    1. Basement membrane intact
  2. Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
    1. Broken through wall of duct
2. Lobular Carcinoma
  1. Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
    1. High risk for future Breast Cancer
  2. Lobular neoplasia

breast cancer diagnosis (C0920737)
Concepts	Diagnostic Procedure (T060)
English	breast cancer diagnosis
Sources	CSP Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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