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What to do if i had a mammo ultrasound fine needle aperation now they want me to have a ultrasound guided biopsy i'm scre?

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Biopsy needed: When an ultrasound biopsy suggests possible pathiology then an guided excision is necessary. This is a lumpectomy carried out when a site needing excision cant be palplated. An ultrasound guided insertion of a wire to the site of aspiration is performed and a wide excision hopefully 1 cm around the lesion should be performed. If adequate, then even a malignant lesion can be cured.

Answered 6/11/2014

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Biopsy: The fine needle aspiration may have been indeterminate. The core biopsy will provide a better specimen for the pathologist to examine. If the fine needle showed a cancer, you would be going for surgical excision.

Answered 7/7/2014

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