Stereotaxic core needle biopsy of breast microcalcifications: correlation of target accuracy and diagnosis with lesion size. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • PURPOSE: To determine if lesion size or number of calcifications affects the ability to obtain microcalcifications or a specific histologic diagnosis at stereotaxic core needle biopsy (SCNB). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mammographic findings and histopathologic reports of 138 lesions in 124 patients (aged 30-87 years; mean age, 56.2 years) who underwent SCNB of calcifications were reviewed. Calcifications in the specimen and attainment of a specific diagnosis were correlated with lesion size and number of calcifications. RESULTS: Calcifications were obtained in 118 cases (86%). A specific diagnosis was reported in 72 cases (52%). Differences in retrieval of calcifications or ability to establish a specific diagnosis with decreasing lesion size or decreasing number of calcifications were not statistically significant. Attainment of a specific diagnosis was significantly related to retrieval of calcifications (P<.005). CONCLUSION: SCNB was successful in obtaining calcifications in a high percentage of cases regardless of lesion size or number of calcifications. When calcifications were retrieved, a specific diagnosis was attained in most cases (72 of 118).

publication date

  • March 1, 1996

Research

keywords

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Breast
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Calcinosis
  • Stereotaxic Techniques

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0030023162

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1148/radiology.198.3.8628852

PubMed ID

  • 8628852

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 198

issue

  • 3