<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The standard for detecting it includes clinical exam, mammography and fine-needle aspiration cytology. Our aim was to establish the role of the tru-cut biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant breast lesions. We provideatwo-year retrospective clinical study defining 98.67%sensitivity, 100%specificity, 100%positive predictive value, 80%negative predictive value and an overall diagnostic accuracy of 98.73%. In 89.1%of the malignant lesions, the sample was adequate to define the receptor status. Therefore, tru-cut biopsy is an easy, cheap, safe and accurate alternative to fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of breast lesions.</p></abstract>

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The standard for detecting it includes clinical exam, mammography and fine-needle aspiration cytology. Our aim was to establish the role of the tru-cut biopsy in the diagnosis of malignant breast lesions. We provideatwo-year retrospective clinical study defining 98.67%sensitivity, 100%specificity, 100%positive predictive value, 80%negative predictive value and an overall diagnostic accuracy of 98.73%. In 89.1%of the malignant lesions, the sample was adequate to define the receptor status. Therefore, tru-cut biopsy is an easy, cheap, safe and accurate alternative to fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of breast lesions.

Original Article. Diagnostic Value of Tru-Cut Biopsy in Diagnosing Breast Lesions

Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical University – Pleven,

Student Study-Research Group of Surgical Oncology, Medical University-Pleven, 4, Rila Str., Svishtov, 5250,

Student Study-Research Group of Surgical Oncology, Medical University – Pleven,

Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Medical University – Pleven,

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The standard for detecting it includes clinical exam, mammography and fine-needle aspiration...

Original Article. Diagnostic Value of Tru-Cut Biopsy in Diagnosing Breast Lesions

Publié en ligne: 06 avr. 2017

Pages: 126 - 129

Reçu: 09 déc. 2016

Accepté: 20 déc. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2016-0018

Mots clés
tru-cut biopsy, core needle biopsy, breast lesions

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Original Article. Diagnostic Value of Tru-Cut Biopsy in Diagnosing Breast Lesions

Publié en ligne: 06 avr. 2017

Pages: 126 - 129

Reçu: 09 déc. 2016

Accepté: 20 déc. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcr-2016-0018

Mots cléstru-cut biopsy, core needle biopsy, breast lesions

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
tru-cut biopsy, core needle biopsy, breast lesions