TY - JOUR
T1 - Short-term follow-up in 6 months is unnecessary for asymptomatic breast lesions with benign concordant results obtained at ultrasonography-guided 14-gauge core needle biopsy
AU - Moon, Hee Jung
AU - Jung, Inkyung
AU - Youk, Ji Hyun
AU - Kim, Min Jung
AU - Kim, Eun Kyung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Background We investigated whether short-term follow-up in 6 months was appropriate for asymptomatic benign concordant lesions on ultrasonography-guided core needle biopsy (ultrasonography-guided CNB). Methods Of 1,111 lesions, 944 underwent follow-up within 4 to 9 months after CNB, and 359 of 944 underwent a 2nd follow-up within 9 to 15 months. One hundred sixty-seven underwent a 1st follow-up within 9 to 15 months. Follow-up intervals were classified according to an interval of 6 and 12 months with 2 different methods. First, 944 and 167 lesions were classified into the 6- and 12-month groups. Second, 944 and 526 lesions (sum of 167 and 359 lesions) were classified into the 6- and 12-month groups. Clinicopathologic factors were compared between the 2 groups. Results None of the benign concordant lesions were malignant; 1.4% of the lesions showed progression in the 6-month group, not significantly different from 1.2% and.8% of the 12-month group. Mean age, mean lesion size, final assessments, and specific or nonspecific pathologies were not different between the 2 groups. Conclusions Short-term follow-up in 6 months is unnecessary for asymptomatic benign concordant breast lesions at ultrasonography-guided CNB.
AB - Background We investigated whether short-term follow-up in 6 months was appropriate for asymptomatic benign concordant lesions on ultrasonography-guided core needle biopsy (ultrasonography-guided CNB). Methods Of 1,111 lesions, 944 underwent follow-up within 4 to 9 months after CNB, and 359 of 944 underwent a 2nd follow-up within 9 to 15 months. One hundred sixty-seven underwent a 1st follow-up within 9 to 15 months. Follow-up intervals were classified according to an interval of 6 and 12 months with 2 different methods. First, 944 and 167 lesions were classified into the 6- and 12-month groups. Second, 944 and 526 lesions (sum of 167 and 359 lesions) were classified into the 6- and 12-month groups. Clinicopathologic factors were compared between the 2 groups. Results None of the benign concordant lesions were malignant; 1.4% of the lesions showed progression in the 6-month group, not significantly different from 1.2% and.8% of the 12-month group. Mean age, mean lesion size, final assessments, and specific or nonspecific pathologies were not different between the 2 groups. Conclusions Short-term follow-up in 6 months is unnecessary for asymptomatic benign concordant breast lesions at ultrasonography-guided CNB.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.03.036
DO - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.03.036
M3 - Article
C2 - 26381659
AN - SCOPUS:84951569341
VL - 211
SP - 152
EP - 158
JO - American Journal of Surgery
JF - American Journal of Surgery
SN - 0002-9610
IS - 1
ER -