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Management of Lesions Appearing Probably Benign at Mammography

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Radiological Diagnosis of Breast Diseases

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Using mammography, radiologists often identify nonpalpable lesions that are interpreted as having a very low probability of malignancy. This chapter covers the several approaches, especially periodic mammographic surveillance, to subsequent management of these lesions. Follow-up mammography examinations usually are recommended as an alternative to open surgical biopsy or percutaneous imaging-guided tissue diagnosis (via aspiration cytology or core biopsy), in order to avert the morbidity and substantial cost of these more invasive procedures (Homer 1981; Moskowitz 1983; Homer 1987; Wolfe et al. 1987; Hall et al. 1988; Moskowitz 1988; Moskowitz 1989; Brenner and Sickles 1989; Hall 1990; Adler and Helvie 1990; Helvie et al. 1991; Sickles 1991a; Varas et al. 1992; Sickles and Parker 1993).

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, USA

    E. A. Sickles MD (Professor, Chief)

  2. Breast Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, USA

    E. A. Sickles MD (Professor, Chief)

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  1. Abteilung für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Krankenhaus Am Urban, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Germany

    Michael Friedrich MD (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, Box 1667, San Francisco, CA, 94143-1667, USA

    Edward A. Sickles MD (Professor) (Professor)

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Sickles, E.A. (2000). Management of Lesions Appearing Probably Benign at Mammography. In: Friedrich, M., Sickles, E.A. (eds) Radiological Diagnosis of Breast Diseases. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60919-0_10

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