The Evaluation of Core Needle Breast Biopsy Analyzes Performed with 14 and 18 Gauge Needles: A Single Center Experience for Eight Years

Year 2021, Volume: 23 Issue: 1, 76 - 81, 30.04.2021

Hasan Baki Altınsoy , Derya Güçlü , Sinem Coşkun Kantarcıoğlu , Mustafa Boğan

https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.864417

Abstract

Aim: Percutaneous imaging-guided core needle breast biopsy has become widely used as an alternative to incisional biopsy in the diagnosis of breast lesions. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate and report our core needle breast biopsy experiences performed with 14- and 18-gauge needles.
Material and Methods: Patients who underwent core needle breast biopsy between March 2012 and December 2019 in our radiology department and whose biopsy specimens were evaluated in the pathology department, of all age groups and both sexes, were included in this study. A total of 628 (615 female and 13 male) patients with breast masses were examined.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 52.20±13.94 (median= 51, range, 13-96) years, 90.4% (n=568) of the lesions were masses and the majority of lesions (53.2%, n=334) were 11-20 mm in size. The most of cases (47.2%, n=268) were BI-RADS 5. There was no significant difference between the two needles in terms of gender distribution, age, type of surgery, and core needle breast biopsy results. In 86.5% (n=141) of the patients, there was diagnostic accuracy between the surgical specimen and the core needle breast biopsy result.
Conclusion: We demonstrated that the 14-gauge and 18-gauge needles have similar performance of results. Smaller needles should be used for ultrasound-guided breast biopsies, which is less invasive, less painful, and creates less risk of hemorrhage. Moreover, no patient admitted to the emergency department because of the core needle breast biopsy acute complications such as hematoma, bleeding, etc. during this time.

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Core needle breast biopsy, breast masses, biopsy specimens

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14 ve 18 Gauge İğnelerle Yapılan Kor İğne Meme Biyopsisi Analizlerinin Değerlendirilmesi: Sekiz Yıllık Tek Merkez Deneyimi

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Amaç: Perkutan görüntüleme eşliğinde kor iğne meme biyopsisi, meme lezyonlarının teşhisinde insizyonel biyopsiye alternatif olarak yaygın bir şekilde kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada; 14 ve 18 gauge iğnelerle yapılan kor iğne meme biyopsisi deneyimlerimizin değerlendirilmesi ve sunulması amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya, Mart 2012 ve Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında Radyoloji Anabilim Dalında kor iğne meme biyopsisi uygulanmış olan ve biyopsi örnekleri Patoloji Anabilim Dalında değerlendirilmiş olan, tüm yaş gruplarından ve her iki cinsiyetten hastalar dahil edilmiştir. Meme lezyonu olan toplam 628 (615 kadın ve 13 erkek) hasta incelenmiştir.
Bulgular: Hastaların ortalama yaşı 52.20±13.94 (medyan= 51, aralık, 13-96) yıl olup, lezyonların %90,4'ü (n=568) kitle lezyonu şeklindeydi ve lezyonların büyük çoğunluğu (53.1%; n=334) 11-20 mm boyutundaydı. Vakaların çoğu (%47,2; n=268) BI-RADS 5 idi. İki iğne arasında cinsiyet dağılımı, yaş, ameliyat türü ve kor iğne meme biyopsisi sonuçları açısından anlamlı bir farklılık yoktu. Hastaların %86,5'ünde (n=141) cerrahi olarak çıkartılan materyallerin histopatolojik sonucu ve kor iğne meme biyopsisi sonucu arasında tanısal doğruluk vardı.
Sonuç: 14-gauge ve 18-gauge iğnelerin benzer sonuç gösterme potansiyeline sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Daha az invaziv, daha az ağrılı ve daha az kanama olma riski içeren ultrason eşliğindeki meme biyopsileri için daha küçük iğnelerin kullanılması daha uygundur. Ayrıca, çalışma süresi içinde hematom, kanama vb. gibi akut kor iğne meme biyopsisi komplikasyonları nedeniyle hiçbir hasta acil servise başvurmamıştır.

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Kor iğne meme biyopsisi, meme kitleleri, biyopsi örnekleri

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