Open AccessStereotactic Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy in Ductal Carcinoma in situ: Residual Microcalcifications and Intraoperative Findings
Author(s) -
Benedict Krischer,
Serafino Forte,
Gad Singer,
Kubik-Huch Ra,
Cornelia Leo
Publication year - 2019
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 - 10.1159/000502944
Subject(s) - medicine , ductal carcinoma , biopsy , breast biopsy , in situ , radiology , stereotactic biopsy , general surgery , pathology , oncology , mammography , breast cancer , cancer , physics , meteorology
The question of overtreatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) was raised because a significant proportion of especially low-grade DCIS lesions never progress to invasive cancer. The rationale for the present study was to analyze the value of stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB) for complete removal of DCIS, focusing on the relationship between the absence of residual microcalcifications after stereotactic VAB and the histopathological diagnosis of the definitive surgical specimen.