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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
Fine needle biopsy has been used with great accuracy in the diagnosis of breast tumours. There have been few reports on its efficacy as an adjunct to other breast screening techniques like x-ray mammography. Abnormal mammograms in the absence of a palpable breast lump are sometimes detected in the climacteric and these pose a problem of tissue sampling for pathologic diagnosis. We have tried to evaluate the technique of radiologically guided fine needle aspiration in such patients. Our report is of an initial series of 13 cases of non-palpable, mammographically abnormal breast lesions. Eight cases were fibroadenoma, 4 cases mammary dysplasia and 1 a benign breast lesion. Representative cytologic samples were obtained in 11 of our 13 cases. Cytologic diagnosis should be correlated with mammographic findings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0304-4602
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
266-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of fine needle aspiration for breast cancer in the climacteric--a preliminary report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article