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	<title>Seattle Breast Pathology Consultants &#187; drlawton</title>
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		<title>Estrogen Receptor Staining in Breast Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/estrogen-receptor-staining-in-breast-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Pathologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ductal carcinoma in situ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I recently had a breast biopsy with invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 3 and ductal carcinoma in situ.  My report said &#8220;the carcinoma is estrogen and progesterone receptor negative (&#60;5%) and negative for her2/neu over-expression (1+).&#8221;  I read online that sometimes even less than 5% could still be positive for the estrogen receptor. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on My Post:  Why is There No Consensus on How to Treat Some Diagnoses Found on Core Biopsy?</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/why-is-there-no-consensus-on-how-to-treat-some-diagnoses-found-on-core-biopsy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dr. Lawton's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atypical lobular hyperplasia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core biopsy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flat epithelial atypia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lobular carcinoma in situ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[papilloma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote an article a while back called &#8220;What Your Core Needle Biopsy Diagnosis Means&#8221; to help patients understand why sometimes even a &#8220;benign&#8221; diagnosis may require a surgical excision.  While writing that article, I spoke to many of my colleagues in breast pathology and breast imaging and found out that there is a marked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do I Post a Question?</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/how-do-i-get-a-question-posted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/how-do-i-get-a-question-posted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 19:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: How do I get a question posted?]]></description>
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		<title>LCIS on Core Biopsy</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/670/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/670/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Pathologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carcinoma in situ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ductal carcinoma in situ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flat epithelial atypia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lobular carcinoma in situ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Hi I Had a sterotatic biopsy that revealed On the pathology report that I picked up said A. Columnar cell lesion with focal microcalcifications B. Lobular carcinoma in situ. I am so confused My doctor said I have DCIS but its lobular. Treatment plan is  lumpectomy and lymph node aspiration and then 5 years of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focal ADH on Core Biopsy</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/663/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/663/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Pathologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atypical ductal hyperplasia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carcinoma in situ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core biopsy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ductal carcinoma in situ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invasive carcinoma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:  Hello, I just received the results of my core biopsy, I would like you opinion on it. Proliferated fibrocystic changes comprised of ductal epithelial hyerlasia with focal atypia, duct single minute microcalcification seen in benign fibrotic tissue. Patient needs surgery consult for breast biopsy. At this point, what do you think my risk is for cancer? I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Core Biopsy</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/atypical-ductal-hyperplasia-and-core-biopsy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/atypical-ductal-hyperplasia-and-core-biopsy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[atypical ductal hyperplasia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carcinoma in situ]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[invasive carcinoma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: After several years of mammograms showing mild calcifications, this year I was informed that the radiologist saw some mild changes in the calcifications.  I did another mammogram, followed by a core biopsy.  The initial report came back benign, but the final came back as atypical ductal hyperplasia.  I am now scheduled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Consensus Conference Report on Core Needle Biopsy of the Breast</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/interesting-consensus-conference-report-on-core-needle-biopsy-of-the-breast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/interesting-consensus-conference-report-on-core-needle-biopsy-of-the-breast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dr. Lawton's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core biopsy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the current issue of Cancer (April 1), there is a an interesting news article summarizing the findings of the 3rd International Consensus Conference on Image-Detected Breast Cancer. The expert panel suggests that in up to 35% of cases, patients are undergoing unnecessary open surgical biopsies as a first diagnostic procedure when core needle biopsy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit Our Poster Presentation at the 20th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Meeting in Las Vegas March 20-24, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/sbpc-news/visit-our-poster-at-the-20th-annual-interdisciplinary-breast-center-meeting-in-las-vegas-march-20-24-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/sbpc-news/visit-our-poster-at-the-20th-annual-interdisciplinary-breast-center-meeting-in-las-vegas-march-20-24-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SBPC News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core biopsy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our poster &#8220;High Risks Breast Lesions: Still No Standard of Core&#8221;, which we co-authored with Dr. Dianne Georgian-Smith of Harvard Medical School, will be presented at the 20th annual meeting of the National Consortium of Breast Centers this March 20th-24th in Las Vegas.  This is an interdisciplinary meeting of breast healthcare professionals from around the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Margins on Lumpectomy</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/margins-on-lumpectomy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/margins-on-lumpectomy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Pathologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carcinoma in situ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ductal carcinoma in situ]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/?p=641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question:  Four weeks ago I had a core biopsy with ductal carcinoma in situ and recently had a lumpectomy.  My doctor said there was 2.2 cm of DCIS, high grade with necrosis, margins negative, estrogen receptor negative. He is suggesting radiation therapy but when I went for a second opinion, the pathologist said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Research on Using Immunohistochemistry to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/new-research-on-using-immunohistochemistry-to-predict-response-to-neoadjuvant-chemotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/new-research-on-using-immunohistochemistry-to-predict-response-to-neoadjuvant-chemotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dr. Lawton's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HER2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immunohistochemistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the online &#8220;early view&#8221; section of the journal Cancer there is a new research article proposing that using three currently-used immunohistochemical breast markers in a group of patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, doctors can sub-type cancers similar to those described by molecular profiling.  They also suggest these sub-types are associated with different responses to treatment and overall survival. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Core Biopsy of Atypical Micropapillary Hyperplasia and Need for Surgical Biopsy</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/core-biopsy-of-atypical-micropapillary-hyperplasia-and-need-for-surgical-biopsy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/ask_the_pathologist/core-biopsy-of-atypical-micropapillary-hyperplasia-and-need-for-surgical-biopsy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Pathologist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atypical ductal hyperplasia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/?p=581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: I had a stereotactic core biopsy of cluster of calcifications in the upper inner left breast. Path diagnosis columnar cell change and hyperplasia with focal atypical micropapillary hyperplasia with microcalcifications. surgicial excision is recommended.  From my understanding this is not cancer but has the potential to be cancer down the road.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/nih-state-of-the-science-conference-statement-on-ductal-carcinoma-in-situ-dcis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/nih-state-of-the-science-conference-statement-on-ductal-carcinoma-in-situ-dcis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dr. Lawton's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carcinoma in situ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is controversy in the breast health care community about using the term &#8220;carcinoma&#8221; for a non-invasive tumor (DCIS or LCIS).  I want to share with you the abstract from the NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on Ductal Carcinoma in Situ which was just published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  There is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Breast Cancer Staging</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/update-on-breast-cancer-staging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/update-on-breast-cancer-staging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dr. Lawton's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer stage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/?p=561</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The newest edition of the AJCC&#8217;s Staging Manual is out and there are some changes to breast cancer staging which took effect January 1, 2010.  Several updates in the new edition I felt were good include:
- Moving T0/T1 tumors with only micrometases in the axillary nodes to stage IB from the IIA category.
- Re-affirming the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Your Breast Cancer Stage</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/sbpc_library/understanding-your-breast-cancer-stage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/sbpc_library/understanding-your-breast-cancer-stage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SBPC Library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[carcinoma in situ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invasive carcinoma]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/?p=29</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Knowing the stage of your breast cancer helps your medical team determine how big the cancer is and if it has spread. This helps them guide your therapy and provide reliable prognostic information.
In general, staging is done following your surgery, either after lumpectomy or mastectomy. It usually includes evaluation of the lymph nodes in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Molecular Testing Make Grading Breast Cancer Obsolete?</title>
		<link>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/will-molecular-testing-make-grading-breast-cancer-obsolete/</link>
		<comments>http://www.breastpathologyconsults.com/blog/dr_lawtons_blog/will-molecular-testing-make-grading-breast-cancer-obsolete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drlawton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dr. Lawton's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invasive carcinoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pathologist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past October I was at the XXVII Brazilian Society of Pathology meeting in Buzios, Brazil where I was invited to give a few lectures on breast pathology.  I gave one lecture on the traditional grading of breast cancer vs. the new molecular tests that are available. The audience response made me think more on [...]]]></description>
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