Among patients undergoing stereotactic needle biopsy of the breast on a prone biopsy table, a substantial proportion of planned procedures are terminated prematurely. This study was undertaken to identify risk factors for cancellation of these procedures and to derive a clinical rule for predicting cancellation. Risk factors for cancellation were assessed in a group of 476 consecutive patients ...

INTRODUCTION Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy is a minimally invasive technique used increasingly for the assessment of mammographically detected, non-palpable breast lesions. The effectiveness of vacuum-assisted breast biopsy has been demonstrated on lesions both with and without microcalcifications. Given that the position of the lesion represents a major factor in stereotactic vacuum-assisted b...

Objectives 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 ultrasound- and radio-guided occult lesion localization (ROLL) as a simple method with the conventional procedures in terms of their diagnostic power. Methods Th...

Normal Breast Anatomy and Physiology Presenting symptoms of breast cancer % of total Differential diagnosis of a breast mass Benign Non-infiltrating (in situ) Invasive breast cancer Occult primary Nipple discharge Breast cancer behavior, general comments Mass screening Identification of high-risk groups Risk of Breast Cancer is influenced by endogenous estrogen levels Postmenopausal hormonal re...

The gold standard for breast biopsy procedures is currently an open excision of the suspected lesion. However, an excisional biopsy inevitably makes a scar. The cost and morbidity associated with this procedure has prompted many physicians to evaluate less invasive, alternative procedures. More recently, image-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsy has become a frequently used method for diagno...

Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is the most common form of invasive breast cancer. It accounts for 80% of all types of breast cancer. We report an unusual presentation of histologically proven case of infiltrating ductal carcinoma of breast presented clinically as a small palpable areolar dermal lesion. Well defined hypoechoic cystic lesion in areolar dermis was present on ultrasound with a negat...

Due to the widespread implementation of breast screening programs and improvements in diagnostic imaging, approximately 25-35% of breast cancers are non-palpable at diagnosis (Skinner et al., 2001). However, because of these breast screening programs and improvements there is an increase in the incidence of breast lesions which have to be clarified histopathologically. As well as nonpalpable br...