Drill biopsy of the breast–a critical analysis
- 1 December 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 60 (12) , 953-956
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800601210
Abstract
In a study of drill biopsy carried out in 106 patients with breast lesions, comparing the accuracy of diagnosis with that of clinical examination and excision biopsy, reliability declined as stromal reaction in the tumour increased. Accordingly, a negative result is meaningless. Tumour size did not appear to be an important factor. The significance of these results is briefly discussed.Keywords
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