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Sonographically guided percutaneous excision of clinically benign breast masses
Author(s) -
Wang Zhi Li,
Liu Gang,
Lai Li Jun,
Ding Qian,
Su Li,
Tang Jie,
Ma Lin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20752
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , biopsy , radiology , core biopsy , percutaneous biopsy , surgical excision , breast imaging , surgery , mammography , breast cancer , cancer
Purpose. To report our experience with a vacuum‐assisted biopsy device system in percutaneous excision of clinically benign breast masses under sonographic guidance. Methods. Percutaneous removal of 79 masses in 58 patients was performed with a vacuum‐assisted biopsy device under sonographic guidance from April 2008 to September 2008. The lesions were category 3 lesions on sonogram, according to Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (n = 74), or had been confirmed as benign by a previous core needle biopsy (n = 5). Results. All procedures were technically successful. Confirmed as benign were 98.7% (78/79) lesions on pathology after resection, and 93.7% (74/79) lesions were excised completely as demonstrated by follow‐up sonographic examination. The duration of the procedure ranged from 2 to 19 minutes (mean ± SD, 9.6 ± 9.3). Conclusions. Percutaneous excision using a vacuum‐assisted biopsy device is an alternative to surgical excision of benign breast masses. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011.