Predictive factors for complete excision and underestimation of one-pass en bloc excision of non-palpable breast lesions with the Intact® breast lesion excision system

Percutaneous removal of sentinel lymph nodes in a swine model using a breast lesion excision system and contrast-enhanced ultrasound

“…Percutaneous large core biopsy techniques are already in use in the removal of benign or borderline breast lesions. Previous publications have reported the safe use of the Intact® breast lesion excision system in breast [27,28]. To our knowledge, this is the first study in an experimental setting describing the feasibility of percutaneous removal of the entire, intact SLN using CEUS.…”

BI-RADS categorisation of 2708 consecutive nonpalpable breast lesions in patients referred to a dedicated breast care unit

“…These concerns are gradually solved by the development of MRI-guided breast biopsy techniques, now available in routine clinical practice in specialized radiology units [43]. Plus, biopsy procedures with larger cores such as the Intact® breast lesion excision system (BLES) (Elswood, Voorburg, Netherlands) are currently being evaluated [44], and may avoid some surgeries in the future.…”

Sonographically Guided Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy for Complete Excision of Presumed Benign Breast Lesions

“…An intact breast lesion excision system was introduced several years ago for percutaneous biopsy or removal of breast tumors. Seror et al 29 reported complete removal of lesions with that system in 39% (11 of 28) of intraductal carcinoma cases. It offers an interesting perspective for avoiding excisional surgery for small breast tumors but requires further confirmational studies when larger probe sizes become available 30…”