Nottingham classification
Last revised by Tim Luijkx
on 28 Jun 2016
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Gaillard F, Luijkx T, Knipe H, Nottingham classification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1741
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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
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28 Jun 2016,
Tim Luijkx
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- Nottingham breast lesion classification
- Nottingham classification of breast lesions
The Nottingham classification is used at the end of work up of a breast lesion to help guide management.
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A = malignant
- lesion needs surgical excision regardless of biopsy result
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B = indeterminate
- will accept a benign biopsy result, but only if it is congruent with imaging, i.e. a well circumscribed mass is allowed to come back with fibroadenoma but a result of 'normal breast tissue' will not be accepted
- C = benign
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