Fine needle aspiration biopsy, core needle biopsy or excision biopsy to diagnose breast cancer - which is the ideal method?

The biopsy method used to confirm the diagnosis is influenced by where the patient first presents, and by the size of the tumour.

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Main Authors: Tham, T., Iyengar, K.R., Taib, N.A., Yip, C.
Format: Article
Published: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/1111/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19469645
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
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Summary:The biopsy method used to confirm the diagnosis is influenced by where the patient first presents, and by the size of the tumour.