RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Epithelial displacement during breast needle core biopsy causes diagnostic difficulties in subsequent surgical excision specimens
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 373
OP 376
DO 10.1136/jcp.2006.036996
VO 60
IS 4
A1 Sine Phelan
A1 Ann O’Doherty
A1 Arnold Hill
A1 Cecily M Quinn
YR 2007
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/60/4/373.abstract
AB Background: The use of needle core biopsy (NCB) as part of triple assessment for non-operative evaluation and diagnosis of breast lesions is now routine practice. Trauma to breast tissue during NCB may result in displacement of breast epithelium and may lead to diagnostic difficulty in subsequent excision specimens. Methods: The cases of seven mammographically detected breast lesions in which epithelial displacement due to NCB was identified and caused problems in confirmation of tumour size, assessment of surgical margins, and interpretation of possible invasive carcinoma and lymphovascular invasion are reported here. Conclusion: Previous observations that epithelial displacement is more likely to occur when the interval between NCB and surgical excision is short are supported.