2016
DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-15-0282
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Relationship of Terminal Duct Lobular Unit Involution of the Breast with Area and Volume Mammographic Densities

Abstract: Elevated mammographic density (MD) is an established breast cancer risk factor. Reduced involution of terminal duct lobular units (TDLUs), the histologic source of most breast cancers, has been associated with higher MD and breast cancer risk. We investigated relationships of TDLU involution with area and volumetric MD, measured throughout the breast and surrounding biopsy targets (peri-lesional). Three measures inversely related to TDLU involution (TDLU count/mm2, median TDLU span, median acini count/TDLU) as… Show more

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“…This work extends prior research in this cohort linking decreased TDLU involution to increased risk of developing breast cancer [7, 15]. We note that several groups have developed automated methods to assess TDLU histology and to estimate levels of involution [15, 17, 18, 33, 34] that agree well with visual assessment. Hence, we view visual assessment of involution levels as a temporary approach to advance this area as automated algorithms are developed.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…This work extends prior research in this cohort linking decreased TDLU involution to increased risk of developing breast cancer [7, 15]. We note that several groups have developed automated methods to assess TDLU histology and to estimate levels of involution [15, 17, 18, 33, 34] that agree well with visual assessment. Hence, we view visual assessment of involution levels as a temporary approach to advance this area as automated algorithms are developed.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…In the studies of urinary EMs and mammographic density [37,38], 2-pathway catechols in premenopausal women were suggestively positively associated with higher percent mammographic density [37] and the ratios of 2-, 4-, and 16-pathway EMs to parent estrogens in postmenopausal women were inversely associated with percent and absolute dense area [38]. Previous data suggest that TDLU involution is inversely related to mammographic density [39,26], suggesting that further etiologic research incorporating hormone measures with these features of breast composition are warranted.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…TDLU assessment was performed as described previously [20,26]. Briefly, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained sections were digitized at 20× magnification (Aperio ScanScope CS, Vista, CA) and evaluated using a web-based system (Digital Image Hub software; SlidePath/Leica, Dublin, Ireland).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Absolute lesional volume (cm 3 ) and percent lesional volume were estimated using SXA within the biopsy target, centered at the biopsy site [9]. A repeat set of 25 images was assessed for reliability.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%