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biopsy of breast

Known as: Breast Biopsy, breast biopsy procedure 
Removal of tissue from the breast for microscopic examination.
National Institutes of Health

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excisional biopsy of breastneedle biopsy of breast

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Outcome analysis of 9-gauge MRI-guided vacuum-assisted core needle breast biopsies.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to correlate 9-gauge MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy with surgical histologic… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Atypical ductal hyperplasia on vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: suspicion for ductal carcinoma in situ can stratify patients at high risk for upgrade.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Multicenter evaluation of the breast lesion excision system, a percutaneous, vacuum‐assisted, intact‐specimen breast biopsy device
Percutaneous, vacuum‐assisted, large‐gauge core needle biopsy (VACNB) provides an alternative to open surgical biopsy as an… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
MRI-guided breast biopsy: clinical experience with 14-gauge stainless steel core biopsy needle.
OBJECTIVE Core needle biopsy has proven advantages for wire localization and excision; however, MRI-guided core biopsy has been… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
The Management of Lobular Neoplasia Identified on Percutaneous Core Breast Biopsy
Abstract: The management of lobular neoplasia (LN) found on percutaneous core biopsy remains a clinical dilemma. The purpose of… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
The Significance of Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia at Percutaneous Breast Biopsy
Abstract: Atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) is occasionally found in specimens obtained by percutaneous stereotactic vacuum… 
2000
2000
Biopsy confirmed benign breast disease, postmenopausal use of exogenous female hormones, and breast carcinoma risk
A history of proliferative benign breast disease has been shown to increase the risk of developing breast carcinoma, but, to the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Core-needle and surgical breast biopsy: comparison of three methods of assessing cost.
PURPOSE To compare and evaluate the measures of costs for core-needle and surgical breast biopsies. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Positive predictive value of breast biopsy performed as a result of mammography: there is no abrupt change at age 50 years.
PURPOSE To determine if the positive predictive value (PPV) of a biopsy initiated because of an abnormal mammogram changes… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Fine needle aspiration cytology in lieu of open biopsy in management of primary breast cancer.
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) can be used in place of open breast biopsy in most patients with primary breast cancer. This report… 
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