1999
Microinvasive carcinoma of the breast: can it be diagnosed reliably and is it clinically significant?
Hoda, Prasad, Moore, Hoda, Giri. Microinvasive carcinoma of the breast: can it be diagnosed reliably and is it clinically significant? Histopathology 1999, 35: 468-470. PMID: 10583563, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1999.0820a.x.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsDefinition of microinvasionPresence of microinvasionSitu breast carcinomaUtility of immunohistochemistryMicroinvasive carcinomaHistological featuresReparative changesBreast carcinomaClinical significanceSitu carcinomaMicroinvasionCarcinomaFurther treatmentCommon problemImmunohistochemistryBreastDiagnosis
1998
Observations on the histopathologic diagnosis of microinvasive carcinoma of the breast.
Prasad M, Osborne M, Hoda S. Observations on the histopathologic diagnosis of microinvasive carcinoma of the breast. Anatomic Pathology 1998, 3: 209-32. PMID: 10389587.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMicroinvasive carcinomaCell infiltrateNuclear gradeSitu carcinomaMalignant cellsMyoepithelial cellsVascular channel involvementInflammatory cell infiltrateFinal pathology reportStatus of marginsUniform diagnostic criteriaInvasive cellsBasement membraneNonneoplastic breast tissueDiagnostic uniformityExcellent prognosisRetrospective studyStromal changesExcised specimenHistologic assessmentPathology reportsHistopathologic diagnosisInvasive fociStromal alterationsTherapeutic decisions