Nottingham classification
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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
-<strong>B</strong> = indeterminate<ul><li>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 <a href="/articles/fibroadenoma-of-the-breast-1">fibroadenoma</a> but a result of 'normal breast tissue' will not be accepted</li></ul>- +<strong>B</strong> = indeterminate<ul><li>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 <a href="/articles/fibroadenoma-of-the-breast-1">fibroadenoma</a> but a result of 'normal breast tissue' will not be accepted</li></ul>