Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast Diagnosis by Vacuum-assisted Core Biopsy
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Marilena Montesano; Angelo Primavera; Maria Giovanna Zagami; Vittorio Altomare; G Guerriero; Carla Rabitti; Rita Carino; C. Battista
- Source
- Tumori Journal. 91:418-420
- Subject
- Oncology
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
Vacuum
Vacuum assisted
Breast Neoplasms
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Lesion
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Basal cell
Sampling (medicine)
Squamous Cell Breast Carcinoma
business.industry
Biopsy, Needle
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Primary tumor
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Core biopsy
Mammography
- Language
- ISSN
- 2038-2529
0300-8916
Squamous cell breast carcinoma is a rare occurrence. Often the tumor is metastatic from an extramammary primary tumor. In order to determine the nature of the lesion, extensive sampling is necessary. We report a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast diagnosed by vacuum-assisted core biopsy.