Epithelial displacement during breast needle core biopsy causes diagnostic difficulties in subsequent surgical excision specimens
Background: The use of needle core biopsy (NCB) as part of triple assessment for non-operative evaluation and diagnosis of breast lesions is now routine practice. Trauma to breast tissue during NCB may result in displacement of breast epithelium and may lead to diagnostic difficulty in subsequent ex...
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Published in | Journal of clinical pathology Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 373 - 376 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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London
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
01.04.2007
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Summary: | Background: The use of needle core biopsy (NCB) as part of triple assessment for non-operative evaluation and diagnosis of breast lesions is now routine practice. Trauma to breast tissue during NCB may result in displacement of breast epithelium and may lead to diagnostic difficulty in subsequent excision specimens. Methods: The cases of seven mammographically detected breast lesions in which epithelial displacement due to NCB was identified and caused problems in confirmation of tumour size, assessment of surgical margins, and interpretation of possible invasive carcinoma and lymphovascular invasion are reported here. Conclusion: Previous observations that epithelial displacement is more likely to occur when the interval between NCB and surgical excision is short are supported. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/NVC-00NZHBKW-Q local:0600373 Correspondence to: Dr S M Phelan St Vincent’s University Hospital, 12 Mountbrook Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland; sine.phelan@amnch.ie PMID:16822879 href:jclinpath-60-373.pdf istex:10AA48FB458DB580A4CAEEC9BBF7F8E08CC4F01B ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0021-9746 1472-4146 |
DOI: | 10.1136/jcp.2006.036996 |