Thursday 26 July 2012

Accuracy of needle biopsy of breast lesions visible on ultrasound

Accuracy of needle biopsy of breast lesions visible on ultrasound: Audit of fine needle versus core needle biopsy in 3233 consecutive samplings with ascertained outcomes. The breast, August 2012, Vol. 21(4), p.449-454.


Brancato, B., et al.


http://www.thebreastonline.com/article/S0960-9776(11)00375-4/abstract


Core needle biopsy (CNB) has progressively replaced fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of breast lesions. Less information is available on how these tests perform for biopsy of ultrasound (US) visible breast lesions. This study examines the outcomes of CNB and FNAC in a large series ascertained with surgical histology or clinical-imaging follow-up.