Is it safe practice not to biopsy fibroadenomas in women under 30?

Autor:	Ruchi Sinnatamby, Peter Britton, Matthew G. Wallis, L Sonoda, K. Taylor
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Pathology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery medicine.disease Fine-needle aspiration Breast cancer Surgical oncology Biopsy Poster Presentation Medicine business Core biopsy
Zdroj:	Breast Cancer Research : BCR
ISSN:	1465-542X 1465-5411
Popis:	Fibroadenomas (FAs) present as common breast lesions in young women, often necessitating core biopsy/fine needle aspiration. Our unit protocol has been to biopsy suspected FAs in women aged 20 years and over. Literature suggests there is a case for safe non-biopsy in the under 25 s. We wanted to establish whether it would be safe practice to stop biopsying FAs in women
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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