Breast Cancer
Scientists at European Institute of Oncology, Department of Radiology describe research in breast cancer
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 19th, 2007
A report, "Ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy: experience with 406 cases," is newly published data in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. "The aim of this study was to determine the indications, accuracy and complications of vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) performed using ultrasonographic (US) guidance for non-palpable lesions. This was a prospective study in which results from consecutive US-guided VABB performed between January 1999 and April 2003 were subsequently compared to those from excisional biopsy or to long-term follow-up imaging. Four hundred and six lesions were submitted to VABB procedures," scientists in Milan, Italy report.
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