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Breast Tumors
Intraoperative US-guided excision of nonpalpable lesions is safe, efficient
May 26th, 2005
Intraoperative ultrasound-guided excision of nonpalpable breast lesions is safe and efficient, confirm surgeons. "The methods commonly used to guide surgical excision of impalpable breast lesions include preoperative placement of hookwires, carbon injections, and, more recently, radioisotope injections. However, all of these techniques have disadvantages, not the least of which is subjecting the patient to an additional stressful and often traumatic procedure preoperatively," wrote I.C. Bennett and colleagues, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. "The use of intraoperative ultrasound to guide the excision of sonographically visible impalpable...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-26)
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