Stereotactic mammography surgical biopsy in the diagnosis of occult breast cancar

Objective To investigate the value of surgical biopsy with guidance of indwelling wire through stereotactic puncture in the diagnosis of occult breast cancer (OBC) and the clinical usage. Method Surgical biopsy was performed on 22 patients with suspected nonpalpable breast lesions. ResultsSurgical biopsy, including localization and resection of the lesion, under the guidance of a guide wire was successful with single procedure for all 22 lesions. The accuracy of qualitative diagnosis was 100%. Pathological examination showed malignant in 9 lesions and benign in 13 lesions. ConclusionThe surgical biopsy with the guidance of indwelling wire through stereotactic puncture is valuable technigue for the diagnosis of occult breast lesions.