[Fine-needle biopsy of the breast in the material of Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital in Walbrzych].

OBJECTIVES

Since the year of 2000 we have done more than 500 fine-needle aspiration biopsies in our hospital.

DESIGN

The main cause was a breast lesion interpreted as suspicion of cancer in ultrasonography or mammography and its verification between benign tumor and a cancer.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

508 women with clinical findings of breast tumor were qualified for fine-needle biopsy procedure.

RESULTS

The most common diagnosis was a benign cystic tumor found in 183 cases and the second one--fibro-cystic mastopathy (132 cases). Surgical operation of the breast was performed in 32 cases. In 17 we found breast cancer and in 14 the diagnosis was suspicion of breast cancer.

CONCLUSIONS

Fine-needle biopsy is valuable for diagnosis of breast cancer and can be easily learned and used by the clinician. It's safe, cost-effective, and accurate technique, which has no counter-indications and causes little discomfort. Results are available in a short time so the decision about the necessity for excisional biopsy or mastectomy is made quickly.