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Can breast biopsy miss cancer or is it accurate ?
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Breast biopsy: Can breast biopsy miss cancer or is it accurate ? ANS: if the needle or part removed has cancer then they should see it. If not it will be missed. Discuss with your Dr.
Answered 1/19/2017
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What type of: biopsy are you referring to? Image guided core biopsies are 97-98% accurate, but when the results are negative, and don't explain the lesion(for example a suspicious solid mass comes back as "benign fatty tissue"), re-biopsy or surgical excision is recommended.
Answered 9/29/2017
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