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[Breast biopsies: stereotactic vacuum-assisted core biopsy and stereotactic surgical breast biopsy]
E Bussières1, B Barreau, B Doche de la Quintane
1Département de chirurgie oncologique, institut Bergonié, centre régional de lutte contre le cancer, 229, cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. bussieres@bergonie.org
Gynecologie, Obstetrique & Fertilite
|May 29, 2003
Abstract:
Stereotactically-guided procedures for diagnosis of breast lesions can avoid a lot of surgical biopsies. Stereotactic guidance is used for vacuum-assisted core biopsies and for stereotactic breast biopsies. Technical details of the procedures are described, and the benefits and the limits of these methods are discussed. Indications for breast sampling are proposed according to the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) assessment categories.