Sustained Inflammation of Breast Tumors after Needle Biopsy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Needle biopsy is essential for definitive diagnosis of breast malignancy. Significant histologic changes due to tissue damage have been reported in solid tumors. This study investigated the association between time from needle biopsy and inflammation in breast tumors.

Methods

A total of 73 stage I-II invasive breast cancer cases diagnosed by image-guided needle biopsy who had surgery as their first definitive treatment were retrospectively analyzed. Time from biopsy to surgical excision ranged from 8 to 252 days. Histological sections of surgically resected tumors with a visible needle tract were reviewed by histologic evaluation. Data were analyzed by McNemar's test for proportional differences, and the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure was used to assess the associ

SUBMITTER: McCarty C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10874194 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature