title: Impalpable breast lesions: marking of surgical specimens for pathology.
abstract: A simple method is described to indicate the abnormal area in breast biopsy specimens excised following mammographic localization of impalpable lesions. A hypodermic needle is inserted into the specimen through the abnormality immediately following specimen radiography, removing the need to radiograph individual tissue slices. The technique has proved successful in 121 out of 122 specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D009339:Needles; D010173:Palpation; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*