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THE OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST LUMPS
Author(s) -
Magarey Christopher J.,
Watson Warren J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1976.tb03246.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , biopsy , outpatient clinic , general surgery , surgery , radiology
A plan of management, based on a personal experience of 421 cases, has been developed for the outpatient diagnosis of breast symptoms. In the majority of patients the presence or absence of malignancy can be established with a high degree of certainty before biopsy, and benign masses can be safely excised on an outpatient basis. Only those patients whose breast symptoms and findings suggest malignancy need be admitted to hospital and prepared for major breast surgery. This plan has been shown to be safe, while avoiding unnecessary hospital bed occupancy.