Needle Versus Excisional Biopsy for Noninvasive and Invasive Breast Cancer: Report from the National Cancer Data Base, 2003–2008
- 1 June 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 18 (13) , 3802-3810
Abstract
Needle biopsy to diagnose breast cancer may soon become a quality measure for which hospitals are held accountable. This study examines the utilization of needle versus excisional biopsy in a contemporary cohort of patients and identifies factors associated with biopsy type.Keywords
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