title: Migration of localizing wires used in guided biopsy of the breast.
abstract: Inadvertent retraction of a localizing wire into the breast occurred in three of a series of 158 localizations prior to biopsy for an impalpable mammographic abnormality. In each case retraction was followed by migration into the subcutaneous tissues and/or spontaneous extrusion. A wire inserted for localization prior to guided biopsy of the breast should be left long and secured externally to prevent retraction.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, University Hospital of South Manchester.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged