Results of non-malignant breast cancer surgery or vabb treatment under control of ultrasound imaging

Abstract

In this study we determined the indications and the diagnostic accuracy of vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) under ultrasonographic (US) guidance based on a short-term period of clinical use. This was a retrospective analysis of in 12 consecutive patients who underwent US-guided VABB between January 2020 and October 2020. Histopathological diagnosis and the malignancy rate of the lesions with VABB were analyzed. Palpable lesions (77%), high-risk lesions (9%), and benign lesion (91%) were the most common indications for US-guided VABB. Among 12 therapeutic VABB cases, all of the cases showed no residual or recurrent lesions on long term follow-up US for more than a year. Complications occurred in 0% of the patients without need for surgical intervention. US-guided VABB is an accurate and safe method that can help decision-making in the diagnostic process and can be an alternative for excisional surgery in some therapeutic circumstances.