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Biopsia de mama - Results

Nombres alternativos

Biopsia de seno; Biopsia abierta de mama

Valores normales:

Un resultado normal significa que no hay ningún signo de cáncer.

El médico o la enfermera le harán saber cuándo necesita una mamografía u otros exámenes de control.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Con la biopsia, se pueden identificar muchas afecciones que no son cáncer ni precáncer, como:

Los resultados de la biopsia pueden mostrar las siguientes afecciones precancerosas en las mamas:

Hiperplasia ductal atípica
Hiperplasia lobulillar atípica

Se pueden encontrar dos tipos principales de cáncer de mama:

El carcinoma ductal (canalicular) empieza en los conductos que transportan la leche desde la mama hasta el pezón. La mayoría de los cánceres de mama son de este tipo.
El carcinoma lobulillar empieza en partes de la mama llamados lobulillos que producen la leche.

Dependiendo de los resultados de la biopsia, usted puede necesitar cirugía o tratamiento posterior.

Mama o seno femenino

Biopsia con aguja del seno

Biopsia abierta del seno

Biopsia de mama femenina

Extirpación del tumor de seno - Serie

Reviewed last on: 9/10/2009
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Abeloff MD, Wolff AC, Weber BL, et al. Cancer of the breast. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKena WG. Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008: chap 95.

Whitman GJ. Ultrasound-guided breast biopsies. Ultrasound Clin. 2006;1:603-615.

Kim CH, Bassett LW. Imaging-guided core needle biopsy of the breast. In: Bassett LW, Jackson VP, Fu KL, Fu, YS. Diagnosis of Diseases of the Breast. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2005:chap 17.

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