Meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness of ductoscopy, duct excision surgery and MRI for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pathological nipple discharge.

Mando D FilipeS I S PatuleiaM R VriensP J van DiestA J Witkamp

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2021)

Patients undergoing MRI are more often (false) positive which more often leads to duct excision surgery referrals compared to ductoscopy. This makes ductoscopy significantly more cost-effective compared MRI in patients with PND without radiological suspicion for malignancy.

Keyphrases

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