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Long-term results after excision of breast mass using a vacuum-assisted biopsy device
- Title
- Long-term results after excision of breast mass using a vacuum-assisted biopsy device
- Authors
- Yom C.K.; Moon B.I.; Choe K.J.; Choi H.Y.; Park Y.L.
- Ewha Authors
- 최혜영; 문병인; 최국진
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 최혜영; 문병인
- Issue Date
- 2009
- Journal Title
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
- Citation
- ANZ Journal of Surgery vol. 79, no. 11, pp. 794 - 798
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Background: The excision of breast lesions using an ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy device (VABD) is a widely used technique for the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease, but the results of long-term follow-up after VABD excision of benign breast tumours have not been reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of long-term follow-up after complete excision of benign breast tumours using an ultrasound-guided VABD. Methods: This is a retrospective clinical study. Between January 2001 and December 2004, patients who had undergone VABD excision of benign breast tumours and been followed up by clinical examination and ultrasonography for 2 years or more were included. Results: One hundred eighty-four cases representing 153 patients were studied. The median follow-up period was 33 months (range, 24-67 months). All lesions were histologically benign. The mean size of the lesions was 1.09 ± 0.57 cm (range, 0.3-3.03 cm). Within 2 years after VABD excision, residual lesions were detected in 10% of patients sonographically, but after 2 years or more, residual masses were found in 6.5% of patients. Scar changes also decreased from 36.0% to 15.8% during the period of follow-up. Finally, the benign breast tumours were completely excised without residual masses in 93.5% of the participant patients. Residual masses developed in two fibroadenoma cases (1.08%); one was re-excised and the other was followed serially. Conclusion: Ultrasound-guided VABD excision is a minimally invasive technique for the complete removal of benign breast tumours. The results of this long-term follow-up of VABD excisions are comparable to conventional methods. © 2009 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05103.x
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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