BACKGROUND Axillary nodal status is an important prognostic predictor in patients with breast cancer. This study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound-guided core biopsy (Ax US-CB) at detecting axillary nodal metastases in patients with primary breast cancer, thereby determining how often sentinel lymph node biopsy could be avoided in node positive patients. STUDY DESIGN Rec...

Background: India is facing challenging situation because the incidence of breast cancer has increased by 14% and mortality rate 11.1%. Breast- i a new tool for effective screening, especially detecting both non-palpable very small lesions often missed Clinical Breast Examination (CBE). This device expected to help in tiny outpatient clinic itself, helping reducing morbidity associated with lat...

PURPOSE Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) of the breast is a rare, benign condition that can be mistaken as a fibroadenoma on an ultrasound examination or as a low-grade angiosarcoma on a histological examination. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ultrasound features and to present biopsy methods to correctly identify PASH. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively revi...

BACKGROUND The number of core biopsies done for breast abnormalities is increasing. The risk of skin seeding resulting from core biopsy is unknown. METHODS Consecutive patients diagnosed with breast cancer were studied. The skin and subcutaneous fat surrounding the site of core needle penetration were excised and studied by routine histologic staining. Findings were correlated with other clin...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare needle aspiration and vacuum-assistedbiopsy in the ultrasound-guided treatment of lactational breast abscesses. METHODS Between January 2005 and December 2014, a total of 74 patients presented withlactational breast abscesses. Thirty of these patients underwent treatment with antibioticsalone, while the remaining 44 lactating women with breast ...

Breast cancer is the most common and a significant cause of morbidity mortality in female population worldwide. The liver third metastatic site for invasive breast malignancy besides bones, lungs brain. has been linked with metachronous bone, endometrial, colon/rectal, connective tissue (sarcoma), leukemia, lung, ovary or thyroid cancer. Studies have shown an increased risk secondary malignanci...

OBJECTIVE To provide information and recommendations to women with breast cancer and their physicians regarding what is now known about sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy. OPTIONS Axillary dissection; SLN biopsy followed by backup axillary dissection; SLN biopsy. OUTCOMES Accurate determination of cancer stage, resulting in better-informed therapeutic decisions. EVIDENCE Systematic review o...

We report on the development of an uncommon association of pathologic processes, where an invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast developed concomitantly with a primary lymphoma arising in the same breast. The patient, a 78 year old female, presented with two palpable breast lesions in her left breast and an additional lesion in the right breast. Core needle biopsies of the lesions revealed both ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the causes and rate of failure in removing calcification in microcalcification-only lesions using 11-gauge stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS In total, 1365 microcalcification-only lesions were included in this study. The breast biopsy database was reviewed retrospectively. The biopsies were divided into two groups ...