title: Stereotactic breast biopsy as an alternative to excisional biopsy.
abstract: The current widespread use of modern mammography has increased the detection of suspicious mammographic lesions, which has led to a greater number of diagnostic surgical biopsies. Most of these lesions referred for surgical biopsy have been benign. The reduction in the number of benign surgical biopsies can reduce medical costs and unnecessary invasive breast surgery. Stereotactic large-core needle biopsies in patients with suspicious mammographic lesions can preselect the breast lesions that need further evaluation with surgical excisional biopsy. Our results with stereotactic large-core needle biopsies support this alternative approach to the workup of suspicious mammographic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gyeong-Sang National University Hospital, Chin-Ju, Korea.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galbo
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques