¹University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Breast Epithelial Lesions is an interactive CD that would probably be more descriptively titled "Breast Intraepithelial Lesions," as it covers atypical and non-atypical ductal hyperplasia, ductal carcinoma in situ, lobular hyperplasia, and lobular carcinoma in situ. There is also a chapter on the differential diagnosis of papillary proliferations. The chapters are short and concise with many nice color pictures to illustrate key points. The photos/"slides" are linked through highlighted key words in the text and are interactive in that you can scan the "slide" and move from low to mid to high power if you choose. There are also chapters on pitfalls and frequently asked questions and a five question self-assessment test at the end. Shortcomings include a limited search function, references are not specifically cited, and the CD does not run on the most recent operating systems (Mac OS X and Windows XP). Nevertheless, the CD is very easy to use and is easily reviewed in its entirety in 2 to 3 hours. It makes a good, quick, review of breast intraepithelial proliferations for practicing pathologists and is an excellent teaching tool for pathology residents.