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Review
. 1997 May-Jun;47(3):171-90.
doi: 10.3322/canjclin.47.3.171.

Stereotactic core-needle biopsy of the breast: a report of the Joint Task Force of the American College of Radiology, American College of Surgeons, and College of American Pathologists

L Bassett  1 , D P Winchester, R B Caplan, D D Dershaw, K Dowlatshahi, W P Evans 3rd, L L Fajardo, P L Fitzgibbons, D E Henson, R V Hutter, M Morrow, J R Paquelet, S E Singletary, J Curry, P Wilcox-Buchalla, M Zinninger
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Stereotactic core-needle biopsy of the breast: a report of the Joint Task Force of the American College of Radiology, American College of Surgeons, and College of American Pathologists

L Bassett et al. CA Cancer J Clin. 1997 May-Jun.
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Abstract

A national task force consisting of members from the American College of Radiology, the American College of Surgeons, and the College of American Pathologists examined the issues surrounding stereotactic core-needle biopsy for occult breast lesions. Their report includes indications and contraindications, informed consent, specimen handling, and management of indeterminate, atypical, or discordant lesions.

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