Macroscopic handling and reporting of breast cancer specimens pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment: review of pathological issues and suggested approaches
(2015)
Journal Article
Pinder, S. E., Rakha, E. A., Purdie, C. A., Bartlett, J. M. S., Francis, A., Stein, R. C., …the Translational Subgroup of the NCRI Breast Clinical Studies Group. (2015). Macroscopic handling and reporting of breast cancer specimens pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment: review of pathological issues and suggested approaches. Histopathology, 67(3), 279-293. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.12649
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is used increasingly in the treatment of invasive breast cancer and presents challenges for the pathologist in the handling and interpretation of tissues. Potential issues include pathological identification and locali... Read More about Macroscopic handling and reporting of breast cancer specimens pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment: review of pathological issues and suggested approaches.