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Breast intraoperative ultrasound: prospective study in 112 patients with impalpable lesions
Author(s) -
Buman Sarah J.,
Clark David A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03309.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , ultrasonography , ultrasound , subclinical infection , prospective cohort study , surgical excision , breast cancer , surgery , cancer , pathology
Background: Preoperative hookwire localizations have been used for some years to guide excision of subclinical breast lesions. With the availability of ultrasonography in the operating theatre, these localizations can be done intraoperatively. Methods: One hundred and thirty lesions in 112 consecutive patients with impalpable breast lesions were intraoperatively localized and excised, obviating the need for preoperative localizations. Results: All 130 lesions were detected intraoperatively and excised. Forty‐four patients elected to have their benign lesions excised and there were 32 cancers removed. Ultrasonography was used to ensure complete local excisions in the majority of the cancers. Conclusion: Intraoperative breast ultrasound is a reliable, rapid and cost‐effective adjunct in the management of both benign and malignant breast lesions.