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Does Mammotome biopsy affect surgery option and margin status of breast conserving surgery in breast cancer?
Author(s) -
Yanan Kong,
Ning Lyu,
Jianwei Wang,
Yan Wang,
Ya Sun,
Zeming Xie,
Peng Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs-20-701
Subject(s) - mammotome , medicine , breast conserving surgery , hematoma , breast cancer , biopsy , mastectomy , breast biopsy , surgery , breast surgery , radiology , cancer , mammography
The Mammotome, an image-guided, usually ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (US-VABB) system, has been widely used in the early diagnosis of breast disease and the complete excision of benign lesions. However, in some malignant lesions underestimated by U.S., whether Mammotome biopsy would affect the surgery option, especially the margin status in breast-conserving surgery (BCS), has never been studied.

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