Abstract

Aim: This study aims to determine the malignancy rates of nonpalpable BIRADS 4 breast lesions excised by stereotactic biopsy, the re-excision rates of malignant lesions detected by stereotactic biopsy and to evaluate the factors affecting malignancy rates in these lesions.
Materials and Methods: Medical records of female patients admitted to the surgical oncology outpatient clinic between 2012 and 2017 with nonpalpable (

Key words: Breast cancer; core biopsy; mammography; screening; stereotactic breast biopsy; surgical margin