Open AccessMinimally Invasive Biopsy Methods – Diagnostics or Therapy? Personal Opinion and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Ute Kettritz
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000327889
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , minimally invasive procedures , medical physics , radiology , lesion , indeterminate , pathology , surgery , mathematics , pure mathematics
SUMMARY: This article provides an overview of different minimally invasive biopsy (MIB) methods for preoperative assessment of suspicious and indeterminate breast lesions. Accuracy depends on the choice of method and on lesion characteristics. An additional aspect deals with the question whether or not MIB is a suitable therapeutic approach in selected lesions.