Open AccessProspective Comparison of Stereotactic Core Biopsy and Surgical Excision as Diagnostic Procedures for Breast Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Monica Morrow,
Luz A. Venta,
Tamy Stinson,
Charles L. Bennett
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200104000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , core biopsy , breast cancer , biopsy , prospective cohort study , radiology , surgery , cancer
To determine whether stereotactic core biopsy (SCNB) is the diagnostic method of choice for all mammographic abnormalities requiring tissue sampling.