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Image-Guided Biopsies of the Breast: Technical Considerations, Diagnostic Challenges, and Postbiopsy Clinical Management

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Breast Cancer 2nd edition

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Currently, nonpalpable breast lesions are sampled using image-guided biopsy—either needle localization excisional biopsy or image-guided fineneedle aspiration or core needle biopsy—to obtain a tissue diagnosis. Ten percent to 30% of nonpalpable lesions are found to be malignant. Accurate diagnosis is essential for the appropriate management of these early-stage lesions. The diagnostic accuracy of image-guided biopsy is dependent on standardization of biopsy procedures, familiarity with common diagnostic challenges, and correlation of the histopathologic findings with the prebiopsy imaging and clinical findings.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA

    Kelly K. Hunt MD

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA

    Geoffrey L. Robb MD

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA

    Eric A. Strom MD

  4. Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA

    Naoto T. Ueno MD, PhD

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Sneige, N. (2008). Image-Guided Biopsies of the Breast: Technical Considerations, Diagnostic Challenges, and Postbiopsy Clinical Management. In: Hunt, K.K., Robb, G.L., Strom, E.A., Ueno, N.T. (eds) Breast Cancer 2nd edition. M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34952-7_6

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