Synonyms
Epithelial ductal hyperplasia; Epitheliosis; Florid ductal hyperplasia; Hyperplasia of usual type; Intraductal hyperplasia; Papillomatosis
Definition
Benign proliferative lesion within terminal ductal lobular units that typically shows lumen filled by cells arranged in a streaming-like fashion and peripheral slit-like spaces. Rarely usual ductal hyperplasia (UDH) may show an infiltrative pattern of growth.
Clinical Features
Impalpable lesion. No specific clinical features are described being a microscopic finding.
Incidence
UDH is a common finding in fibrocystic changes of the breast and may be seen in papillomas.
Age
All ages may be affected. Infiltrative epitheliosis is more frequent in postmenopausal age (range 54ā80 years).
Sex
It usually occurs in female breast, but it can be rarely observed in male breast.
Site
No specific site is identified; this lesion can occur anywhere within the breast parenchyma.
Imaging
Specific radiological patterns are not described for UDH....
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Eberle, C. A., Piscuoglio, S., Rakha, E. A., Ng, C. K., Geyer, F. C., Edelweiss, M., Sakr, R. A., Weigelt, B., Reis-Filho, J. S., & Ellis, I. O. (2016). Infiltrating epitheliosis of the breast: Characterization of histological features, immunophenotype and genomic profile. Histopathology, 68, 1030ā1039.
Eusebi, V., & Millis, R. R. (2010). Epitheliosis, infiltrating epitheliosis, and radial scar. Seminar in Diagnotic Pathology, 27, 5ā12.
Martinez, A. P., Cohen, C., Hanley, K. Z., & Li, X. B. (2016). Estrogen receptor and cytokeratin 5 are reliable markers to separate usual ductal hyperplasia from atypical ductal hyperplasia and low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ. Archive of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 140, 686ā689.
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Rabban, J. T., Koerner, F. C., & Lerwill, M. F. (2006). Solid papillary ductal carcinoma in situ versus usual ductal hyperplasia in the breast: A potentially difficult distinction resolved by cytokeratin 5/6. Human Pathology, 37, 787ā793.
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Sapino, A., Balmativola, D., Disanto, M.G., MarchiĆ², C. (2020). Usual Ductal Hyperplasia (UDH). In: Sapino, A., Kulka, J. (eds) Breast Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62539-3_4731
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