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Comparative Study
. 1999;26(3-4):181-2.

Effectiveness of "core biopsy" by the mammotome device for diagnosis of inflammatory carcinoma

G B Meloni  1 , S Dessole, M P Becchere, D Soro, S Profili, P L Cherchi, P Cossu Rocca, G C Canalis
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Comparative Study

Effectiveness of "core biopsy" by the mammotome device for diagnosis of inflammatory carcinoma

G B Meloni et al. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1999.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the usefulness of "Mammotome" device for the diagnosis of the inflammatory breast carcinoma.

Material and methods: We studied 6 patients, aged 43-79 years, with clinical evidence of inflammatory breast carcinoma. We compared two sampling techniques, a cytologic one by Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and a microhistologic one by "Mammotome".

Results: Cytologic sampling by FNA permitted certain diagnosis of malignant lesions in 2 out of 6 cases, while the "Mammotome" device confirmed the correct diagnosis in all 6 considered cases.

Conclusions: The "Mammotome" device proved more useful in the diagnosis of inflammatory breast carcinoma than FNA and it can be a valide alternative to surgical biopsy.

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