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After multiple mammograms and a core biopsy with a diagnosis of hyperplasia and precancerous papilloma, i have been told to go to a surgeon. why?

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Prevent cancer: It is generally advisable to have the precancerous papilloma removed so that it doesn't have a chance to develop into cancer.

Answered 5/19/2013

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

With those results: on core biopsy, the usual recommendation is surgical excision. A core biopsy only provides samples of an area, it doesn't remove it entirely. When the core biopsy result is a complex or atypical papilloma, at surgery some of these will be "upgraded" to a malignancy once the pathologist has the entire area to analyze, so they should be removed surgically.

Answered 7/30/2014

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