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Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: The Whole Truth
Ujas Parikh1, Chloe M Chhor1, Cecilia L Mercado1
11 Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, 221 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016.
Objective:
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a noninvasive malignant breast disease traditionally described as a precursor lesion to invasive breast cancer. With screening mammography, DCIS now accounts for approximately 20% of newly diagnosed cancer cases. DCIS is not well understood because of its heterogeneous nature.
Conclusion:
Studies have aimed to assess prognostic factors to characterize its risk of invasive potential; however, there still remains a lack of uniformity in workup and treatment. We summarize current knowledge of DCIS and the ongoing controversies.
