Needle localization of occult breast cancer
Abel, W.G.; Deitch, J.S.
New York State Journal of Medicine 88(11): 574-576
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-7628 PMID: 3237346 Document Number: 306531
The clinical diagnosis of suspicious occult breast lesions has become more common, with both noninvasive and invasive methods being used to obtain accurate localization. This paper represents our preliminary experience with 152 patients using the Homer Mammalok needle-directed biopsy. Carcinoma was found in 28 (19.8%) of the patients; 19 (67.8%) of the lesions were invasive and 9 (32.2%) were noninvasive. Fourteen percent of the patients had axillary lymph node metastases. Needle localization is a safe, accurate method of diagnosing occult lesions with a minimum sacrifice of breast tissue.