Needle localization of mammographically detected lesions in perspective
| Autor: | William B. Farrar, Arthur G. James, Brenda J. Sickle-Santanello, Daniel P. McCabe, Patrick J. O'Dwyer, John P. Minton |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Needle localization Palpation Time Factors medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mammary gland Biopsy Needle Physical examination Breast Neoplasms General Medicine Needle-localized biopsy Modified Radical Mastectomy Middle Aged Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Medicine Humans In patient Female Breast business Early breast cancer Mammography |
| Zdroj: | American journal of surgery. 154(3) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9610 |
| Popis: | Needle localization of mammographically detected lesions has been shown to detect early breast cancer. One hundred seven patients who underwent needle localized biopsy from June 1977 to September 1985 were reviewed. Eighty percent of the biopsies were benign and 20 percent were cancers (22 patients). In patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy, 80 percent of the axillary specimens were node-negative. During the same 8 year period, 570 breast cancers were diagnosed. Needle localization was responsible for only 4 percent of all cancers found. Though needle localization represents an advance in the detection of early breast cancer, the majority of cancers are found by physical examination. The importance of routine examination by a physician and self-breast examination remains paramount. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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