Table 1. Characteristics of single cases of core needle biopsy misses (complete disagreement).
| Sonographic appearance | Palpability | Histological finding at core needle specimen | Histological finding at surgical specimen | Lesion diameter | Number of cores | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suspect | No | Scar-tissue | Infiltrating ductal carcinoma | 15 | 2 |
| 2 | Suspect | No | Scar-tissue | Infiltrating papillary carcinoma | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Suspect | No | Inflammation | Infiltrating ductal carcinoma | 18 | 2 |
| 4 | Benign | Yes | Fibrocystic change | Ductal carcinoma in situ | NDa: | 3 |
| 5 | Benign | Yes | Inflammation | Infiltrating ductal carcinoma | 32 | 3 |
| 6 | Benign | Yes | Scar tissue | Infiltrating carcinoma b | 55 | 3 |
| 7 | Suspect | Yes | Fat tissue | Infiltrating mucinous carcinoma | 28 | 5 |
| 8 | Suspect | Yes | Fat tissue | Infiltrating ductal carcinoma | 28 | 2 |
| 9 | Suspect | No | Scar tissue | Infiltrating ductal carcinoma | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Suspect | Yes | Scar tissue | Infiltrating ductal carcinoma | 25 | 3 |
| 11 | Suspect | No | Fibrocystic change | Ductal carcinoma in situ | 2 | 2 |
a
ND: no data.
b
Not further classified.
The bold characters are used to emphasise groups of cases containing true core needle biopsy misses.