Effect on Clip Markers After Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy by Postprocedure Mammogram

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

Primary Objective: \- To perform a prospective study to determine if there is a different in the marker clip migration if the first post-biopsy mammogram was performed in the same projection as the core biopsy versus in the orthogonal projection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00529737

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

61

Starts

2006-12-01

Expected to finish

2009-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-07-30

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients who present to M. D. Anderson for a stereotactic guided 9 gauge vacuum-assisted breast biopsy and undergo stereotactic biopsy with biopsy clip deployment would be considered for the study.

You may not qualify if…

• If patient refuses biopsy or the biopsy is cancelled they will not be eligible.
• No biopsy clip is seen on the immediate postprocedure mammogram and no additional clip will be deployed.
• Pregnant women are excluded from the study.
• Patients who have had a previous biopsy or surgery in the same (ipsilateral) breast are excluded from the study.

Where it is running

• U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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