title: [Application of guide wire location under mammography for a resection of subclinical breast lesions].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the value of guide wire location under mammography for a resection of subclinical breast lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 79 patients presenting with abnormal mammography but unpalpable lesions received a guide wire pre-operative location under mammography. And 82 lesions were successfully located and resected for pathological examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 82 lesions were located with a high accuracy. The pathological examination revealed breast fibroma (n = 4), mammary gland hyperplasia with calcification (n = 58), intraductal papilloma (n = 2), fat necrosis with calcification (n = 3), mammary atypical hyperplasia (n = 5), breast inflammation (n = 1) and breast cancer (n = 9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The technique of guide wire location under mammography is highly accurate for pre-operative location of subclinical breast lesions. It is valuable for an early diagnosis of unpalpable breast lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Ming-Xun
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Meng-Quan
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement