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Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research 2/2009

01.10.2009 | Poster presentation

Is it safe practice not to biopsy fibroadenomas in women under 30?

verfasst von: K Taylor, P Britton, L Sonoda, M Wallis, R Sinnatamby

Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research | Sonderheft 2/2009

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Fibroadenomas (FAs) present as common breast lesions in young women, often necessitating core biopsy/fine needle aspiration. Our unit protocol has been to biopsy suspected FAs in women aged 20 years and over. Literature suggests there is a case for safe non-biopsy in the under 25 s. We wanted to establish whether it would be safe practice to stop biopsying FAs in women <30 years of age. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Is it safe practice not to biopsy fibroadenomas in women under 30?
verfasst von
K Taylor
P Britton
L Sonoda
M Wallis
R Sinnatamby
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2009
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Breast Cancer Research / Ausgabe Sonderheft 2/2009
Elektronische ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr2371

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