Fine needle aspiration cytology versus percutaneous biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions.
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) and core biopsy (CB) are efficient alternatives to surgical biopsy: FNA provides a sampling of cells and is very cost effective. The main limits are insufficient sampling rate and the impossibility to diagnose invasion. CB allows architectural description and the diagnosis of specific benign and malignant lesions, but is more expensive and time-consuming.
Meunier
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Department of Radiology, Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75231 Cedex 05, Paris, France.
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000191:economics; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors