title: Stereotactic needle biopsy of nonpalpable breast masses.
abstract: One hundred two patients with nonpalpable breast masses that presented as mammographic densities with or without calcification were studied consecutively. Using the Stereotix stereotactic device, fine-needle aspirations were obtained with subsequent hook-wire placement followed by surgical excision. Pathology results were reached separately and then compared to the cytologic diagnoses. For patients with adequate cytologic material, sensitivity was 95% and specificity was 100%. There were six suspicious or equivocal diagnoses: three were determined to be benign, while three were malignant. There was inadequate tissue in 13%. Although this technique had limitations, for patients with adequate cytologic and histologic material the accuracy was excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hartford Hospital, CT.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Vine
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Cronin
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation*