Columnar cell lesions (breast)

Last revised by Tania Mercado Avendaño on 8 Jun 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Avendaño T, Glick Y, et al. Columnar cell lesions (breast). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15774

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15774

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/15774

rID:

15774

Article created:

7 Nov 2011, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

8 Jun 2021, Tania Mercado Avendaño

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Tania Mercado Avendaño had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Breast

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Columnar cell lesions (CCL's) of the breast
CCL : breast
Columnar cell lesions involving the breast

Columnar cell lesions of the breast comprise a wide range of breast lesions which are commonly characterized by columnar cells lining the terminal ductal and lobular unit. These range from lesions that show little or no cytologic or architectural atypia to those that show sufficient cytologic and architectural features to warrant a diagnosis of atypical ductal hyperplasia or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

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