Axillary Lymph Nodes Suspicious for Breast Cancer Metastasis: Sampling with US-guided 14-Gauge Core-Needle Biopsy--Clinical Experience in 100 Patients

Axillary Lymph Nodes Suspicious for Breast Cancer Metastasis: Sampling with US-guided 14-Gauge Core-Needle Biopsy--Clinical Experience in 100 Patients
Hiroyuki Abe, Robert A. Schmidt, Kirti Kulkarni, Charlene A. Sennett, Jeffrey S. Mueller, and Gillian M. Newstead
Radiology 2008;250 41-49

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Axillary lymph node biopsy performed by using a 14-gauge controllable-action needle with US guidance in patients with breast cancer can yield a high positive result rate with no clinically important complications

US-guided 14-gauge Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: Results of a Validation Study in 1352 Cases

US-guided 14-gauge Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: Results of a Validation Study in 1352 Cases
Gerd Schueller, Sylvia Jaromi, Lothar Ponhold, Michael Fuchsjaeger, Mazda Memarsadeghi, Margaretha Rudas, Michael Weber, Laura Liberman, and Thomas H. Helbich
Radiology 2008;248 406-413

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We found agreement among US-guided 14-gauge core-needle breast biopsy results, surgical excision histologic findings, and clinical and imaging follow-up results of 95.8%, with a false-negative rate of 1.6%