Safety and efficacy of magnetic seed localisation of non-palpable breast lesions: pilot study in a Chinese population

Autor: Ellen Lm Yu, Johnny Kf Ma, CM Chau, Alfred Wt Yung, WT Fung, TS Chan, Rois Ls Chan, T Wong
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi. 26(6)
ISSN: 1024-2708
Popis: INTRODUCTION A magnetic seed marker system (Magseed, Endomagnetics, Cambridge, United Kingdom) is used as a localisation method for non-palpable breast lesions in the United States, Europe, and Hong Kong. It overcomes many limitations of conventional techniques and allows scheduling flexibility. We sought to evaluate its efficacy and safety in the Chinese population. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all Chinese women who underwent magnetic seed marker-guided breast lesion excision from June 2019 to February 2020 at a single institution. Placement success (final target-to-seed distance
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