A core needle biopsy uses a thicker needle to remove a cylindrical sample of tissue from a tumor. Mammogram or ultrasound images are used to guide the needle to the suspicious area of the breast. The radiologist typically replaces the needle with a wire and sends the patient to the surgeon with only a wire in place. The surgeon then uses the path of the wire as a guide to locate the abnormal area to be removed. Neoadjuvant therapy may help shrink breast tumors so that they may be removed with a less complicated surgical procedure.
Cancer is a malignant neoplasm.
Generic name, filgrastim. An abnormal decrease in white blood cells most often resulting from a viral infection or exposure to certain drugs or chemicals. Neutropenia may be a side effect of chemotherapy. The nipple contains the opening of milk ducts from the breast. The nipple consists mainly of skin and ductal breast tissue.