Preoperative Diagnosis of Non-Palpable Breast Lesions

Needle localization of non-palpable breast lesions.

Screening mammography identifies suspicious, non palpable mammary lesions. Mammographic needle localization (MNL) is currently being used to facilitate excision biopsy of these lesions. Thirty-two patients underwent biopsies of the breast after MNL for non-palpable lesions. Mammographic indications for biopsy consisted of microcalcifications (48%), mass or abnormal density (21%) or mass+abnorma...

Role of stereotactic breast biopsy with Mammotome for the diagnosis of non palpable breast lesions

Assessment of Ultrasound / Radio-guided Occult Lesion Localization in Non-palpable Breast Lesions

Objective(s): Controversy exists about the localization of non-palpable breast lesions. In many countries, the gold standard for the diagnosis of these lesions is needle localization due to its accuracy. This study sought to compare the ultrasoundand radio-guided occult lesion localization (ROLL) as a simple method with the conventional procedures in terms of their diagnostic power. Methods: Th...

Histopathology of benign non-palpable breast lesions identified by mammography.

Over four years the histological features of benign breast diseases, diagnosed after biopsy of non-palpable mammographic abnormalities, were reviewed and correlated with the mammographic appearances. The histological features were compared with those from all other benign biopsy specimens taken during the same period. The incidence of sclerosing adenosis and microcalcifications was considerably...

Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-Palpable Legions of the Breast

Audio/Video Link *requires RealPlayer free download Dr. Jos Aristodemo Pinotti: "My presentation is related to the kind of strategy that we have been using during the last twelve years in doing histological and cytological monitoring during surgery with the objective to reduce local recurrence in conservative treatment of breast cancer. As you know, in the last forty years one of the most impor...