Table 1 Representative Cases
Radiologic Impression/Technique | Patient | BI-RADS Category | Needle Gauge (G) | Pieces of tissue in specimen | Pieces of tissue imaged | Pathologic diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calcium positive/mammogram | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | Fibrocystic changes with calcifications |
mass/mammogram, ultrasound | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | Fibrocystic changes with calcifications |
mass/sonogram | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | Fibrocystic changes with apocrine metaplasia |
Calcium positive/mammogram | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
Speculated mass/Mammogram, sonogram | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | Infiltrating ductal carcinoma |
Mass/mammogram, ultrasound | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | Infiltrating lobular carcinoma |
Palpable mass/ultrasound | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | Poorly differentiated infiltrating ductal carcinoma |