Can galactography-guided stereotactic, 11-gauge, vacuum-assisted breast biopsy of intraductal lesions serve as an alternative to surgical biopsy?

The purpose of this study was to determine the value of galactography-guided, stereotactic, vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) for the assessment of intraductal breast lesions and its potential as a therapeutic tool that could eliminate the need for surgical excision. Eighteen patients (median age...

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Published in:European Radiology Vol. 19; no. 12; pp. 2878 - 2886
Main Authors: Reiner CS, Helbich TH, Rudas M, Ponhold L, Riedl CC, Kropf N, Fuchsjäger MH, Reiner, Caecilia S, Helbich, Thomas H, Rudas, Margaretha, Ponhold, Lothar, Riedl, Christopher C, Kropf, Nina, Fuchsjäger, Michael H
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2009
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