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Effectiveness of "core biopsy" by the mammotome device for diagnosis of inflammatory carcinoma
G B Meloni1, S Dessole, M P Becchere
1Institute of Radiology, University of Sassari, Italy.
Objective:
To assess the usefulness of "Mammotome" device for the diagnosis of the inflammatory breast carcinoma.
Material And Methods:
We studied 6 patients, aged 43-79 years, with clinical evidence of inflammatory breast carcinoma. We compared two sampling techniques, a cytologic one by Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and a microhistologic one by "Mammotome".
Results:
Cytologic sampling by FNA permitted certain diagnosis of malignant lesions in 2 out of 6 cases, while the "Mammotome" device confirmed the correct diagnosis in all 6 considered cases.
Conclusions:
The "Mammotome" device proved more useful in the diagnosis of inflammatory breast carcinoma than FNA and it can be a valide alternative to surgical biopsy.
