The following topics are discussed in this section:

• Breast Cancer Diagnosis Overview
  • Tests to diagnose breast cancer
  • When a biopsy is required
  • Learning about the diagnosis
• Breast Biopsies
  • Core needle biopsy
  • Fine needle aspiration (FNA)
  • Surgical biopsy
• Preserving Tissue Samples
  • Fixed paraffin preservation
  • Frozen tissue preservation
• Introduction to Types and Stages of Breast Cancer
  • Different types of breast cancer
  • Microscopic characteristics
  • Ductal and lobular cancers
  • Other breast cancers
• Non-Invasive and Invasive Breast Cancers
  • Non-invasive breast cancer (DCIS)
  • Invasive breast cancer
  • Invasive ductal carcinoma
  • Invasive lobular carcinoma
  • Metastasis
• Less Common Invasive Breast Cancers and Paget Disease of the Breast
  • Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)
  • Metaplastic breast cancer
  • Triple negative breast cancer
  • Paget disease of the breast
• Factors that Affect Prognosis and Treatment
  • Hormone receptor and HER2 status
  • Tumor grade
  • Breast cancer staging
  • Stages of breast cancer
  • TNM staging
  • Tumor profiling
• Lymph Node Status
  • Sentinel node biopsy
  • Axillary lymph node dissection
• Pathology Reports
  • The analysis and reporting process
  • Terminology of pathology reports
  • Use of a pathology report
  • Reviewing reports
• Contents of a Pathology Report
  • Diagnosis
  • Hormone receptor status
  • HER2 status
  • Tumor size, type and grade
  • Invasive vs. non-invasive
  • Lymph node status
  • Patient information
  • Clinical history
  • Tumor location
  • Specimen information
  • Procedure description
  • Gross description
  • Optional information
• Pathology Report after Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Prognostic vs. pathological stage
  • TNM Staging
  • Tumor size
  • Lymph node status
  • Response to neoadjuvant therapy