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1 topic, 3 min.
13 topics, 37 min.
Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 2
4 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 3
4 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 4
5 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 5
2 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 6
2 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 7
6 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 8
3 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 9
3 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 10
2 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 11
5 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 12
2 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 13
4 m.Management of Breast Calcifications - Case 14
2 m.0:01
Um case number eight is a 45 year
0:04
old. So mistake is patient is here
0:07
for stereotactic biopsy of these calcifications. So
0:11
the specimen radiograph. I don't know how well
0:14
you can see it on the specimen radiograph while performing the
0:17
stereotactic biopsy is shown which actually
0:20
does not show any calcifications. So the
0:23
question is, what is the best next step to
0:26
do?
0:29
Okay, I'm great. So.
0:33
Majority voted for C, which
0:36
is actually the correct answer you want to obtain more
0:39
samples. So what you hear is like you definitely
0:42
see a group of geomorphic calcifications, right?
0:45
And we see on the on the specimen
0:48
radiograph. There are no calcifications noted
0:51
and if you look at it, these are like about five
0:54
or six tiny samples. So if this occurs we
0:58
need to do additional samples,
1:01
While the patient is still on the stereotactic table,
1:04
either you can retarget the calcifications or
1:07
you use a directional capabilities of
1:10
the vacuum assisted needle what I mean
1:13
is like if the back if the calcifications are
1:16
on the inferior part of the inferior part
1:20
of the needle, you can actually move your
1:24
chamber towards the inferior part and
1:27
and suck those calcifications.
1:31
Suck that suck those calcification that way again after
1:34
you do that
1:37
you need to do an additional specimen radiograph to
1:40
make sure that the calcium is within the specimen.
1:44
what happens is that if you don't have representative calcification,
1:47
then the possibility of a false negative
1:50
biopsy increases significantly, so therefore
1:53
you don't want to put
1:56
A clip at that
1:59
at this point and you want to get more cores at
2:03
the instead. The follow-up diagnostic
2:06
mammogram in six months is not appropriate in
2:09
case of insufficient biopsy and surgical
2:12
Council does not recommended when
2:15
there is a high probability of success if
2:18
we do more sampling
Interactive Transcript
0:01
Um case number eight is a 45 year
0:04
old. So mistake is patient is here
0:07
for stereotactic biopsy of these calcifications. So
0:11
the specimen radiograph. I don't know how well
0:14
you can see it on the specimen radiograph while performing the
0:17
stereotactic biopsy is shown which actually
0:20
does not show any calcifications. So the
0:23
question is, what is the best next step to
0:26
do?
0:29
Okay, I'm great. So.
0:33
Majority voted for C, which
0:36
is actually the correct answer you want to obtain more
0:39
samples. So what you hear is like you definitely
0:42
see a group of geomorphic calcifications, right?
0:45
And we see on the on the specimen
0:48
radiograph. There are no calcifications noted
0:51
and if you look at it, these are like about five
0:54
or six tiny samples. So if this occurs we
0:58
need to do additional samples,
1:01
While the patient is still on the stereotactic table,
1:04
either you can retarget the calcifications or
1:07
you use a directional capabilities of
1:10
the vacuum assisted needle what I mean
1:13
is like if the back if the calcifications are
1:16
on the inferior part of the inferior part
1:20
of the needle, you can actually move your
1:24
chamber towards the inferior part and
1:27
and suck those calcifications.
1:31
Suck that suck those calcification that way again after
1:34
you do that
1:37
you need to do an additional specimen radiograph to
1:40
make sure that the calcium is within the specimen.
1:44
what happens is that if you don't have representative calcification,
1:47
then the possibility of a false negative
1:50
biopsy increases significantly, so therefore
1:53
you don't want to put
1:56
A clip at that
1:59
at this point and you want to get more cores at
2:03
the instead. The follow-up diagnostic
2:06
mammogram in six months is not appropriate in
2:09
case of insufficient biopsy and surgical
2:12
Council does not recommended when
2:15
there is a high probability of success if
2:18
we do more sampling
Report
Faculty
Jean Kunjummen, DO
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences,
Emory School of Medicine
Tags
Mammography
Breast
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