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[Non-palpable lesions of the breast. Analysis of 111 cases]
G Battistini1, F Zamparelli, G Turtulici
1Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova.
Minerva Chirurgica
|May 31, 1993
Abstract:
The authors report a series of 111 cases of non-palpable breast tumours. Radiological examinations showed the following mammographic patterns: microcalcification (63%); irregular opacity and/or denseness (26%); opacity and low density microcalcifications (12%), to which 3 progressive risk rates were assigned (high, medium, low). Histological controls of the tumours showed a positive predictive value of 73% for mammographic patterns defined as "high-risk". Localisation using a metal probe proved to be a simple and efficacious method which was well tolerated by patients.