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. 2004 Feb 3;90(3):595–600. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601559

Table 4. Comparison of histologic findings of LCNB US-guided to histological findings of surgical excision.

    Histologic findings of surgical excision
  No surgical confirmationa Nonconclusive Benign High risk DCIS Invasive carcinoma Total
LCNB US-guided              
Nonconclusive 1   1 (NC)     3 (NC) 5
               
Benign 34   17 (A) 2 (A) 2 (M) 6 (M) 61
               
High risk 1     1 (A)   1 (U HR) 3
               
DCIS         5 (A) 3 (U DCIS) 8
               
Invasive carcinoma 3         48 (A) 51
               
Total 39 0 18 3 7 61 128
a

No surgical confirmation in the hospital where the US-guided LCNB was performed. US-guided=ultrasound guided.NC=nonconclusives; A=agreements; M=misses; U=underestimates.