Core biopsy, & no need for imaging...
 

For the women here that had a *core* biopsy of their orignal tumor, I was curious of how many of you had this procedure done *without* it being x-ray guided? Do surgeons ever do this procedure when the tumor/mass is big enough for them to feel it...so there is no need for imagining?

Chelee

I had a large tumor and my surgeon did a core biopsy and didn't use xray guidance. They did an ultrasound right before so I don't remember if her used that or not.

Pat

Mine was ultrasound guided, 4 cm bi-lobed tumor.

Mine was a core biopsy via ultrasound. My tumor was also very large - over 5cm.

Mine too, was ultrasound guided.

Mine also was US guided. Also big tumor 7cm. Tumor was situated in the center of breast going straight back to chest wall.

I had an bilateral breast MRI and then the core biopsy x2 the next day- unguided. My tumors were very palpable and near the skin. They were both pretty small (1.5 cm, 0.7 cm after mastectomy)- but won the cancer prize for both on the biopsy pathology.

You could feel my tumor, so my core biopsy was unguided.

Karen

I had a wire inserted via mammography, then left in to make sure they were getting the spot with microcalcifications when I had my biosy right after the wire was placed/

My biopsy was ultra sound guided.
Marlys

Hi C,

Palpable and US guided after previous mammo and MRI.

Bev

core biopsy was unguided, very palpable and close to the surface....it showed DCIS. Luckily surgeon did biopsy after showing IDC....CNB then felt like a waste of time we could have spent on a biopsy

The reason I asked this question is because a women I know that works in health care told me they *never* do core biospy's *without* it being ultrasound guided. So I googled core biospy and everything supported what she told me.

But I questioned that because I had a 3.5 cm mass & it was palpable & they *didn't* do a ultrasound guided biospy on mine? Which worried me because my biospy turned out to be a nightmare. So I started thinking no wonder it was a horrible experience...it was suppose to be done with a ultrasound to make sure you hit the right place. But I do see a few of you here did have their biospy the way I did. So I feel better knowing it IS done that way at times. If the mass is close to the surface its not necessary to do it with "US". Although I wish they had done mine that way. Thanks to all that replied.

Chelee

I often felt that the core biopsy causes core track spread of cancer. How often are the palpable lumps not cancerous? The procedure is an additional burden, emotionwise, healthwise, moneywise and timewise.

I had an excisional biopsy, unguided. Ultrasound done prior to surgery.

Rhonda

Hey Chelee