OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of "Mammotome" device for the diagnosis of the inflammatory breast carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We studied 6 patients, aged 43-79 years, with clinical evidence of inflammatory breast carcinoma. We compared two sampling techniques, a cytologic one by Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and a microhistologic one by "Mammotome". RESULTS: Cytologic sampling by FNA permitted certain diagnosis of malignant lesions in 2 out of 6 cases, while the "Mammotome" device confirmed the correct diagnosis in all 6 considered cases. CONCLUSIONS: The "Mammotome" device proved more useful in the diagnosis of inflammatory breast carcinoma than FNA and it can be a valide alternative to surgical biopsy.
Effectiveness of "core biopsy" by the mammotome device for diagnosis of inflammatory carcinoma / Meloni, G.B., Dessole, S., Becchere, M.p., Soro, D., Profili, S., Cherchi, P.L., COSSU ROCCA, P.A., Canalis, G.C.. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. - ISSN 0390-6663. - 26:3-4(1999), pp. 181-182.
Effectiveness of "core biopsy" by the mammotome device for diagnosis of inflammatory carcinoma
MELONI, Giovanni Battista;DESSOLE, Salvatore;CHERCHI, Pier Luigi;COSSU ROCCA, Paolo Alessandro;
1999-01-01
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of "Mammotome" device for the diagnosis of the inflammatory breast carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We studied 6 patients, aged 43-79 years, with clinical evidence of inflammatory breast carcinoma. We compared two sampling techniques, a cytologic one by Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and a microhistologic one by "Mammotome". RESULTS: Cytologic sampling by FNA permitted certain diagnosis of malignant lesions in 2 out of 6 cases, while the "Mammotome" device confirmed the correct diagnosis in all 6 considered cases. CONCLUSIONS: The "Mammotome" device proved more useful in the diagnosis of inflammatory breast carcinoma than FNA and it can be a valide alternative to surgical biopsy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
