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Ultrasound Guided Core Biopsy vs Fine Needle Aspiration for Evaluation of Axillary Lymphadenopathy in Patients Suspected of Having Breast Cancer.
The study was performed to determine if either ultrasound guided core biopsy or fine needle aspiration of an axillary lymph node has superior sensitivity in detecting metastatic carcinoma from the ipsilateral breast.
Women with suspected or recently diagnosed breast cancer and ipsilateral abnormal appearing axillary lymph nodes underwent fine needle aspiration immediately followed by core biopsy of the same lymph node.Cytology results from the fine needle aspiration (FNA)and histology from the core biopsy were compared to surgical pathology from axillary node excision to determine if either method of percutaneous node sampling was more sensitive in detecting metastasis. Pain during each procedure was also compared.
Age
All ages
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No
Magee Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Start Date
December 1, 2008
Primary Completion Date
June 1, 2011
Completion Date
June 1, 2011
Last Updated
August 9, 2013
105
ACTUAL participants
Fine needle aspiration and core biopsy of lymph node
PROCEDURE
Axillary surgery
PROCEDURE
Titanium marker
OTHER
Lead Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborators
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