Ultrasound demonstration of clip migration to skin within 6 weeks of 11-gauge vacuum-assisted stereotactic breast biopsy

Breast Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 539-542

  Parikh, Jay ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clip migration; Complications; Stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CLIP; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMOGRAPHY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; VACUUM;

EID: 8744253650     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2004.21580.x     Document Type: Article

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