NEW ASPECTS IN THE HISTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST-CARCINOMA

The wide use of mammographic screening and breast conservation surgery , as well as the introduction of a variety of new morphological and im munohistological assessment methods, has markedly changed the practice of breast histopathology. These changes have led to the emergence of new macroscopic and microscopic interpretation demands and difficultie s. It is hoped that in the future the role played by diagnostic histop athology in the management of breast cancer will continue to be refine d, so that it can provide more detailed information about individual t umors that will help in deciding the most likely approach to obtain th e best treatment results. (C) 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.