Percutaneous core biopsy of palpable breast lesions: accuracy of frozen section histopathological exam in the diagnosis of breast cancer

Percutaneous core biopsy of palpable breast lesions: accuracy of frozen section histopathological exam in the diagnosis of breast cancer

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the accuracy of frozen section histopathology from fragments of tissue obtained by percutaneous core needle biopsy of palpable tumors in the diagnosis of breast cancer. METHODS: a cohort study was performed on 57 patients with palpable tumors and suspected breast cancer unde...

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Main Authors: Roberto Luiz Carvalhosa Dos Santos, Ricardo Bassil Lasmar, Tereza Maria Pereira Fontes, Rachel De Carvalho Silveira De Paula Fonseca, Paula De Azevedo Brant Saldanha, Roberto Faria Carvalhosa Dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Subjects:
Biopsy, Needle
Breast neoplasms
Freezing
Frozen sections
Diagnostic tests and procedures
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