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Intraductal proliferative epithelial lesions are a heterogeneous group that have in common an epithelial proliferation within the terminal ductal lobular unit of the breast. They affect women over a broad age range and are associated with varying risks of subsequent breast cancer. Some lesions, such as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), may be direct but non-obligate precursors to invasive carcinoma.
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Tan, P.H., Sahin, A.A. (2017). Intraductal Proliferative Lesions. In: Atlas of Differential Diagnosis in Breast Pathology. Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6697-4_9
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