Basic technique for solid lesions: Cytology, core, or both?

Fine needle biopsy: cytology, histology or both?

Needle Core Biopsy Should Replace Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Breast Lesions Diagnosis

Diagnosis of breast lesions: fine-needle aspiration cytology or core needle biopsy? A review.

Diagnosis of breast lesions is routinely performed by the triple assessment of a specialised surgeon, radiologist and pathologist. In this setting, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and core needle biopsy (CNB) are the current methods of choice for pathological diagnosis, both with their specific advantages and limitations. Evidence-based literature discussing which of both modalities is p...

Significance of fine needle aspiration cytology and vacuum-assisted core needle biopsy for small breast lesions.

BACKGROUND In recent years, pathological diagnoses have been increasingly required, especially in small breast lesions, because malpractice lawsuits concerning erroneous cytological diagnoses have been commonly reported. Here, we retrospectively evaluated the significance of FNAC and VAB for small breast lesions using ultrasonography guidance. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 1383 cases for wh...

needle core biopsy should replace fine needle aspiration cytology in breast lesions diagnosis