Interventional radiology: the corner-stone of breast management.

There has been considerable progress in recent years in both diagnostic and interventional breast imaging. Percutaneous procedures improve multidisciplinary management and provide patients with better information. Biopsies allow precise and accurate diagnosis avoiding repeated examinations causing the patient anxiety and unnecessary surgical procedures. Preoperative marking guides surgery, thus limiting insufficient or excessive ablation. Tumors' destruction can sometimes replace surgery in older or frail women.