Follow-up of benign results of stereotactic core breast biopsy.
Acad Radiol
; 7(4): 248-53, 2000 Apr.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10766097
ABSTRACT
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to obtain long-term follow-up data on women with benign histologic results of a breast stereotactic core needle biopsy (CNB). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Mammography charts of 300 consecutive women who underwent prone stereotactic CNB with digital radiography were reviewed. Women with frankly malignant or suspicious histologic findings (51 patients) or a technically unsuccessful stereotactic CNB (one patient) were excluded. The remaining 248 benign core biopsies in 229 women were included in the study.RESULTS:
Follow-up mammograms were obtained for 152 lesions with benign histologic results following stereotactic CNB. The mean length of follow-up after stereotactic CNB was 34.6 months. Cancer was diagnosed in six women who underwent surgical biopsies 1/2 to 30 months after benign stereotactic CNB. An initial chart review demonstrated that no follow-up data were available for 64 lesions, and information was missing for an additional seven.CONCLUSION:
SCNB remains a sampling procedure that can result in false-negative histologic results. Intrinsic procedural issues were identified that could minimize the potential for missing a malignancy. Goals for patient compliance with follow-up recommendations fell short of expectations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Biopsy, Needle
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Breast Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Acad Radiol
Journal subject:
RADIOLOGIA
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States