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[Stereotactic excisional nonpalpable breast lesions using the advanced breast biopsy instrumentation]
S Poilpot1, C Sebastien, M Buffet
1Service de Chirurgie Viscérale et Gynécologique.
Unlabelled:
Today, the widespead use of mammography has increased the detection of suspected nonpalpable lesions. Accordingly, the number of surgical biopsies is higher.
Purpose:
Evaluation of Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrumentation (ABBI) system as a promising alternative to conventional surgical biopsy in stereotactic excisional breast biopsies less than 20 mm.
Methods:
From October 1998 and May 1999, 33 women have had: stereotactic excisional breast biopsies less than 20mm using ABBI. Epidemiologic, mammographic and histologic datas were collected.
Results:
Mammographic finding were 23 microcalcifications and 10 nonpalpable solid nodular densities. In 25 cases, pathology were benign (79%), 7 cases (21%) were cancer. In these cases, the cancer could be treated later, with a single surgical procedure. No complication occurred and tolerance was excellent in most cases.
Conclusion:
Stereotactic excisional breast biopsies less than 20 mm using ABBI is a very good alternative (reliable, reproducible, ambulatory, very weak morbidity) to surgical biopsy.