title: [Digital roentgen-guided large-needle biopsy as an alternative to surgical biopsy in patients with nonpalpable mammographic abnormalities].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare histopathological findings from stereotaxic needle core biopsies and from excision biopsies performed on patients with impalpable breast lesions suggestive of carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective and descriptive, with a description of the stereotaxic needle core biopsy procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic Hospital Utrecht, the Netherlands.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 36 patients core biopsies were done with 14-gauge biopsy needles, followed by a localisation procedure with surgical biopsy. The pathological features of the core and excision specimens were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results of 35 (97%) core biopsies corresponded to those of excision biopsies. Stereotaxic core biopsy was not possible due to technical problems in 2 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stereotaxic core biopsy appears to be an acceptable alternative to excision biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Radiologie, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Utrecht.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pijnappel
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: de Graaf
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Dalen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hennipman
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: van den Tweel
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Mali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques