Diagnosing breast cancer using frozen sections from Tru-cut® needle biopsies: six-year experience with 162 biopsies, with emphasis on outpatient diagnosis of breast carcinoma

• Published in: Annals of surgery Vol. 202; no. 6; pp. 696 - 701
• Main Authors: GONZALEZ, E, GRAFTON, W. D, MORRIS, D. M, BARR, L. H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott 01.12.1985
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy - methods; Biopsy, Needle - instrumentation; Biopsy, Needle - methods; Breast - pathology; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Carcinoma - diagnosis; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Papillary - pathology; Female; Frozen Sections; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Mammary gland diseases; Medical sciences; Microtomy; Needles; Tumors; Human; Instrumentation; Diagnostic; Tumor; Mammary gland; Technique; Woman

Experience in a 6-year period with 162 frozen sections from needle biopsies of the breast is reported. The technique was used mainly to diagnose breast cancer in outpatients. The results of frozen section on needle biopsies are compared with frozen sections of excisional biopsies. The sensitivity of...