Is puncture necessary for breast cancer diagnosis?

Patients with suspected breast cancer usually find breast masses through X-ray or mammography. In order to differentiate from benign tumors, further examinations are required. PET-CT is of course the most suitable to identify benign and malignant breast tumors, but the high price determines that not every patient can afford the cost. At this time, doctors often advise patients to do breast biopsy, but many patients are worried about the puncture. It was painful, and even thought that the puncture needle would spread the cancer. Is breast biopsy necessary at this time?

Experts pointed out that breast puncture is a cytological puncture examination, which is a pathological examination of a part of the tissue that is suspected of being a mass through a puncture needle into the breast. If breast cancer cells are found, the diagnosis can be confirmed. In fact, this examination is for the diagnosis of breast cancer. gold standard. Local anesthesia is used during the puncture process, which is far from painful as people think.

After more than ten or twenty years of observation, Chinese experts believe that needle aspiration cytology examination before breast cancer surgery has no adverse effect on the survival of breast cancer patients. Needle aspiration biopsy is only to extract a small amount of cancer cells from the tumor for examination. Generally does not cause breast cancer to spread. However, once breast cancer is diagnosed after needle biopsy, breast cancer surgery should be performed as soon as possible to obtain satisfactory treatment results.

Therefore, puncture biopsy is very necessary. Patients with suspected breast cancer should not have too many worries, and try to cooperate with the doctor to check the diagnosis as soon as possible.

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