Long term follow-up and risk of breast cancer after a radial scar or complex sclerosing lesion has been identified in a benign open breast biopsy

D.M. Bunting (1) , J.R. Steel (1) , C.S. Holgate (1) , R.M. Watkins (1)

1 Derriford Hospital

Radial scars (RS)/complex sclerosing lesions (CSL) are rare, benign breast lesions of unknown aetiology. Associations with breast cancer have been suggested particularly with larger lesions. This study aims to identify the risk of developing subsequent breast cancer after excision of a benign RS/CSL with respect to lesion size and compared to expected rates in the normal UK population.

Mots clés: breast neoplasms; precancerous conditions

D.M. Bunting, J.R. Steel, C.S. Holgate, R.M. Watkins. Long term follow-up and risk of breast cancer after a radial scar or complex sclerosing lesion has been identified in a benign open breast biopsy. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011, 37 (8), pp.709. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2011.04.011⟩. ⟨hal-00715498⟩