Abstract
Percutaneous core-needle biopsies comprise the most common type of breast specimens in current practice. The indications for such biopsies include palpable and nonpalpable breast lesions. In most cases, the result of the procedure provides a definitive diagnosis or at least provides information that is used to plan the further management of the patient. Imaging-pathology correlation is of critical importance in imaging-guided breast biopsies to detect such a possible sampling error and avoid a delay in diagnosis. Pathologists should be familiar with the imaging features of various breast lesions and be able to appropriately correlate imaging findings with pathologic results after a core-needle biopsy. The purpose of this chapter is to review derived categories and corresponding management for an imaging-pathology correlation after performing an imaging-guided biopsy, and to illustrate the selected images for each category.
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Alvarado-Cabrero, I., Sanchez-Vivar, E.A. (2018). Core-Needle Biopsy: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. In: Stolnicu, S., Alvarado-Cabrero, I. (eds) Practical Atlas of Breast Pathology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93257-6_3
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