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Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Breast Lesions: Review of Technique and Imaging Findings
| Almir GV Bitencourt*, Luciana Graziano and Marcos D Guimarães | |
| ACCamargo Cancer Center, R Prof Antonio Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Corresponding Author : | Almir GV Bitencourt A C Camargo Cancer Center R Prof Antonio Prudente São Paulo-09015-010, Brazil Tel: +5511985671045 E-mail: almirgvb@yahoo.com.br |
| Received: July 12, 2015 Accepted: July 23, 2015 Published: July 27, 2015 | |
| Citation: Bitencourt AGV, Graziano L, Guimarães MD (2015) Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Breast Lesions: Review of Technique and Imaging Findings. OMICS J Radiol 4:198. doi:10.4172/2167-7964.1000198 | |
| Copyright: © 2015 Bitencourt AGV, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Imaging methods are fundamental for the management of patients with breast cancer, especially in the early diagnosis of non-palpable breast lesions. Suspicious lesions identified in imaging studies of the breast should undergo percutaneous biopsy to confirm the diagnosis and plan appropriate treatment. Several procedures can be used, such as fine needle aspiration (FNA) and core needle or vaccum-assisted biopsy. The objective of this study is to review the main indications and limitations of each procedure to know what should be indicated for each type of lesion, with emphasis on ultrasound-guided FNAB, detailing its technique and imaging findings.
