Stereotactic Core Breast Biopsy of Malignant Calcifications: Diagnostic Yield of Cores with and Cores without Calcifications on Specimen Radiographs

Abstract

Specimen radiography is essential to document calcification retrieval. Cores without radiographically demonstrated calcification may fail to show a malignant lesion. Separate identification of calcium-containing cores may assist the pathologist, who can more thoroughly evaluate these cores with additional levels of section.