Radiology · 1984 · 110 citations · 0 references
MedicineOncologySurgeryBreast OncologyMetastasisTumor PathologyBreast Cancer SurgeryBreast ImagingBreast PathologyBreast SurgeryMetastatic Breast CancerSentinel Lymph Node BiopsyAxillary Lymph Node Involvement AssessmentAxillary Lymph Node MetastasisBiopsy Needle LocalizationBreast Lesion DiagnosisMammographic Occult Lesion DetectionMetastatic NeoplasiaOccult Breast Cancer DetectionPreoperative Breast Tumor Localization
The results of 500 preoperative radiographically guided localizations for occult breast lesions over a period of more than 5 years are described. Of the total, 117 (23.4%) were found to be malignant. Biopsy was prompted by abnormal calcifications in 41% (203/500) of the cases and by occult masses, areas of architectural distortion, or asymmetry in 59% (297/500). of 74 patients with carcinoma who underwent axillary lymph node sampling, 78% (58/74) were free of metastatic involvement.