title: Guide wire surgery in breast cancer and why to avoid scissors.
abstract: METHODS
  A 58-year old woman presented with microcalcifications in her left breast. A biopsy showed a low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ. A tumorectomy was performed using a harpoon-shaped guide wire to remove the entire lesion. No additional therapy was given. Six months later during follow-up the mammography revealed that the distal end of the guide wire was still present in the left breast.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When performing a tumorectomy using a guide wire, the completeness of the wire should be checked during surgery. Additionally cutting of the wire can be prevented by using a scalpel instead of scissors during surgery.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lafaille
authors.forename: W A A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Tjalma
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged