Homer M J
Department of Radiology, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111.
Radiology. 1992 Nov;185(2):411-3. doi: 10.1148/radiology.185.2.1410347.
In a series of 500 consecutive needle localizations, there were 165 biopsies for benign microcalcifications without a mass. An incisional biopsy was performed in 49 of these cases (30%). Follow-up mammograms were available for review in 39 of the cases. The average length of follow-up was 32 months. In no case did malignancy develop at the biopsy site. When an incisional biopsy is performed, careful follow-up mammography is an alternative to a repeated needle localization and biopsy in selected cases.