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Published on: October 11, 2017
Comparison of the value of superficial mark guided localization and hook-wire guided localization techniques for
Yi-Ran Qiu1,2, Zhao-Xia Qian3, Guo-Hua Hu1
1Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Aim:
The present study compares the effect and accuracy of the superficial mark guided localization (SGL) and hook-wire guided localization (WGL) techniques for non-palpable breast microcalcifications.
Methods:
This retrospective study was conducted to compare SGL and WGL techniques. These techniques were performed on 51 patients with non-palpable breast microcalcifications from January 2015 to May 2016.
Results:
Among these 51 patients, 25 (49.01%) patients were subjected to WGL and 26 patients (50.99%) were subjected to SGL. The SGL technique had a higher rate of malignant cancer detection (WGL = 12.0% and SGL = 23.0%). Furthermore, no significant differences were found with regard to average age, the rate of a second excision and the diameter of the excised tissue. Moreover, no complications were observed in the SGL group, while four (16.0%) patients in the WGL group experienced problems.
Conclusion:
The SGL technique is as accurate as the WGL technique. Furthermore, the procedure has advantages of being less expensive and causing less complications.
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