Large-gauge core needle biopsy (LGCNB) of the breast is gaining acceptance as a viable alternative to surgical excision. The procedure can be performed efficiently using ultrasound or stereotactic guidance. We report our experience with 137 LGCNB performed over a 40-month period. One hundred ...
Breast care nurses, at the Queen Elizabeth Breast Unit in Gateshead, raised concerns about pain experienced by patients during this procedure. The aim of this study was to assess how patients perceive VACB. Methods Prospective data collection for 6 months from November 2010 of consecutive patients...
Fine needle aspiration biopsy— A procedure using a thin needle to remove fluid and cells from a lump in the breast. Large core needle biopsy— A procedure using a thicker needle to remove a core of tissue, about the size of a grain of rice, from the breast. ...
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Types of Breast Biopsy Procedures Your doctor will recommend a breast biopsy procedure based on things like: The size of the lump or suspicious area Where it is Whether there’s more than one unusual area If you have other medical problems ...
The use of imaging-guided needle biopsies of the breast to establish the histology of lesions has become an important tool in the clinical management of breast pathology. Avoiding excision of benign lesions and allowing definitive surgery of malignant lesions to be planned from the outset are to ...
Large-gauge core needle biopsy (LGCNB) of the breast is gaining acceptance as a viable alternative to surgical excision. The procedure can be performed efficiently using ultrasound or stereotactic guidance. We report our experience with 137 LGCNB performed over a 40-month period. One hundred thirt...
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Biopsy, medical diagnostic procedure in which cells or tissues are removed from a patient and examined visually, usually with a microscope. The material for the biopsy may be obtained by several methods and with various instruments, including aspiration
We treated a patient with a pseudoaneurysm caused by core needle biopsy (CNB), in which both the cancer and the aneurysm were excised by breast conservation therapy. A 51-year-old woman attended a local hospital because of a 25-mm mass in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast. CN...