Aspiration cytology and outpatient excision of breast lumps
| Autor: | HelenaE. Hughes, B.W.A. Williamson, J.N. Primrose, S.N. Joffe |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cytodiagnosis Breast Neoplasms Postal questionnaire Aspiration biopsy Cytology Ambulatory Care Medicine Outpatient clinic Humans Breast skin and connective tissue diseases Frozen section procedure Local anaesthetic business.industry Biopsy Needle Breast lumps General Medicine Middle Aged Aspiration cytology Surgery body regions surgical procedures operative Female medicine.symptom business Anesthesia Local Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Lancet (London, England). 2(8137) |
| ISSN: | 0140-6736 |
| Popis: | Fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed in 30 consecutive women with clinically non-malignant breast lumps. All aspirates were shown to be benign on cytology and the lumps were excised under local anaesthetic at the outpatient department. Frozen section and paraffin section histology of the excised lump confirmed the diagnosis. Follow-up at the outpatient department and a postal questionnaire revealed the following wound complications: redness (70%), bruising (55%), and discharge (35%). Outpatient excision of solid breast lumps is a safe, rapid, and economical method of treating non-malignant breast lumps, if it is preceded by an accurate cytological interpretation of a technically satisfactory aspirate. |
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