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Separate deposits of carcinoma in the breast and the occurrence of distinctly different histologic types of carcinoma in the same breast have been recognized in 13%–75% of women with breast carcinoma (Cheatle and Cutler 1931; Egan et al. 1969; Egan 1970, 1982; Gallager and Martin 1969; Lagios 1977; Tellem et al. 1962; Morgenstern et al. 1975). Criteria for these categories have not been uniform, e.g., Lagios contends that a 3-cm distance between deposits is necessary for the sites separate to be considered as while Cheatle regards only a band of normal tissue, with no distance specified, between sites as being adequate. Most previous studies have relied on gross and microscopic examinations to establish multiple sites of carcinoma in the breast.
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Egan, R.L., McSweeney, M.B. (1984). Multicentric Breast Carcinoma. In: Brünner, S., Langfeldt, B., Andersen, P.E. (eds) Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 90. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82031-1_3
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