【Abstract】ObjectiveTo evaluate the localized biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions (NPBLs) and its role in the early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
MethodsOne hundred and fifty-eight NPBLs from a series of 141 women detected by mammography were resected with wire localization technique.
ResultsForty-two lesions (26.6%, 42/158) in 42 patients were diagnosed with malignant result, including 12(28.6%) patients with stage 0 breast cancer, 24(57.1%) with stageⅠ, 2(4.8%) with stage Ⅱ and 4(9.5%) with stage Ⅲ disease according to American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system(the 6th edition). The contralateral axillary lymph nodes metastasis were found in only one (2.4%) patient with stage Ⅲ disease and the other fortyone patients remained free of recurrent disease at a median follow-up of 31 months.
ConclusionThe results showed that the most nonpalpable breast cancers detected by mammography were earlystage breast cancers and had good prognosis. The NPBLs should get a localized biopsy in order to facilitate the early diagnosis and treatment of nonpalpable breast cancers.
Citation: WANG Zhongzhao,ZHANG Baoning.. Localized Biopsy of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions and It’s Role in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2005, 12(3): 223-225. doi: Copy