Vacuum assisted stereotactic guided mammotome biopsies in the management of screen detected microcalcifications: Experience of a large breast screening centre

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 766-769

  Kumaroswamy, V ^a   Liston, J ^b   Shaaban, A M ^a,c  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds Wakefield Breast Screening P   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CALCIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; VACUUM ASSISTED STEREOTACTIC GUIDED MAMMOTOME BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; VACUUM;

EID: 45549102592     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.054130     Document Type: Article

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