Radio-guided occult lesion localization versus wire-guided localization in non-palpable breast lesions

Francesca Rovera; Francesco Frattini; Marina Marelli; Adriana Dionigi Corben; Cristiana Vanoli; Gianlorenzo Dionigi; Luigi Boni; Renzo Dionigi

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.12.010

Radio-guided occult lesion localization versus wire-guided localization in non-palpable breast lesions

Int J Surg. 2008:6 Suppl 1:S101-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.12.010. Epub 2008 Dec 13.

Authors

Francesca Rovera¹, Francesco Frattini, Marina Marelli, Adriana Dionigi Corben, Cristiana Vanoli, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Luigi Boni, Renzo Dionigi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. francesca.rovera@uninsubria.it

PMID: 19171507
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.12.010

Abstract

'Radio-guided occult lesion localization' is a new technique in the breast conservative surgery performed for the localization and resection of non-palpable breast lesions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of this breast surgical procedure provided by several published papers.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
Breast Neoplasms* / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Injections, Intralesional
Intraoperative Period
Mastectomy / methods*
Neoplasm Staging / methods*
Palpation
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals* / administration & dosage
Reproducibility of Results

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals