Pathology Reporting in Breast Cancer Screening (2nd edition)

ISBN 1 871997 22 4

Specimens from screened women provide the pathologist with particular problems of macroscopic and histological examination; the former principally result from identifying impalpable radiological abnormalities and the latter from classifying borderline lesions which are encountered with disproportionate frequency. Accurate pathological diagnoses and the provision of prognostically significant information are important to ensure that patients are managed appropriately and that the programme is properly monitored and evaluated. The standard set of data from each patient using the same terminology and diagnostic criteria is essential to achieve the latter objectives.

National Coordinating Group for Breast Screening Pathology. NHSBSP Publication No 3. Revised February 1997.

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