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  • Title: Immediate postexcision mammography for occult noncalcified breast lesions.
    Author: Pastakia B, Chang V, McDonald H, Danforth DN.
    Journal: South Med J; 1990 Jan; 83(1):30-3. PubMed ID: 2154038.
    Abstract:
    To evaluate completeness of surgical excision, we studied the use of film screen mammography done immediately after excision of occult noncalcified breast lesions in 11 patients. The postoperative mammograms were well tolerated, and allowed high quality films to be obtained. Complete excision was documented in ten patients, and one patient had small artifacts that resolved on follow-up studies. Roentgenograms of the surgical specimen from ten patients showed a discrete lesion in only three. Histologic analysis revealed malignancy in two patients and benign changes in nine. These findings indicate that mammography done immediately after excision of occult noncalcified lesions is more reliable than roentgenograms of the specimen and may be a useful method for confirming extent of excision. This method may also eliminate the present delay of four to six weeks before adequate postoperative follow-up films can be obtained to evaluate excision.
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