SPECIMEN
TUMOR
MARGINS: Negative
PATHOLOGIC STAGE CLASSIFICATION
Encapsulated papillary carcinoma without an invasive component is classified as carcinoma in situ.
Rt. breast mass, diagnosed as benign papillary neoplasm by tru-cut biopsy.
Received oriented for margins, Rt. breast mass: fibrofatty tissue measured 6.5 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm. Sectioning of the specimen revealed a cystic greyish rubbery mass measuring 4.5 x 4.2 x 3 cm, filled with viscid material. The mass was located 1.2 cm away from the superior margin and 0.8 cm away from the inferior margin, and 1 cm from both medial and lateral margins.
Right breast, wide local excision: