Results of the First Mammography Screening Projects in Germany from a Histopathological Viewpoint

Background: The aim of this study was to review the role of the pathologist in mammography screening. Patients and Methods: The first German mammography screening project was undertaken in Bremen in June 2001. Women between the ages of 50 and 69 were offered mammographic assessment. Suspicious findings were followed up by a stereotactic core biopsy or vacuum-assisted core biopsy. The tissue was examined at the Department of Pathology in Bremen …