Ductal carcinoma in situ diagnosed using an ultrasound-guided 14-gauge core needle biopsy of breast masses: can underestimation be predicted preoperatively?

Sung Hee Park Eun-Kyung Kim Soo Jin Kim Eun-Kyung Kim

Published in: Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) (2014)

We found a 30.4% rate of DCIS underestimation in breast masses based on a US-14G-CNB. The presence of abnormal lymph nodes as detected on axillary ultrasound may be useful to preoperatively predict underestimation.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
magnetic resonance
radiation therapy
locally advanced