title: The Mammotome biopsy system is an effective treatment strategy for breast abscess.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although most breast abscesses can be treated with the current first-line treatment of antibiotics by needle aspiration, the therapeutic duration is lengthy and recurrences often occur. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy of the Mammotome biopsy system (Johnson & Johnson Corp., New Brunswick, NJ) in a cohort of patients with breast abscesses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty lactating and 30 nonlactating breast abscess patients with unfavorable outcomes with antibiotic treatment and/or needle aspiration failure were recruited and treated with the Mammotome biopsy system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Skin inflammation of all patients disappeared within 6 days with no recurrence. The clinical outcomes in patients with an abscess size ≤ 3.5 cm was significantly better than those with an abscess size >3.5 cm (P = .025).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Mammotome biopsy system, an effective treatment strategy that is minimally invasive and less damaging, in combination with appropriate antibiotic therapy can be used safely as the first-line approach to breast abscess management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, China Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126 Xiantai Street, Changchun 130033, China.
authors.forename: Keren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yuqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zheli
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D008875:Middle Aged; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D014618:Vacuum; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents