Trepanobiopsy of the mammary gland

To diagnose breast cancer and monitor the dynamics of mastopathy, modern doctors perform trepanobiopsy of the breast. This is a gentle method, compared with excision and stereotaxic tissue picking. It allows you to quickly make a study without significant injury. The informativity of this method of diagnosis is above 95% and often reveals what is not visible on ultrasound or mammography.

How is breast trepanobiopsy performed?

Before the procedure, a woman is forbidden to take drugs that dilute the blood, and on the day of the intervention, use antiperspirants. The only contraindication to this procedure is an intolerance to anesthesia. If it is not there, then the doctors act according to the following plan:

  1. A woman is laid on her back.
  2. Local injection anesthesia is performed.
  3. After the onset of anesthesia, a small incision is made in the area of ​​the tumor.
  4. With the help of a special device - a pistol loaded with a spring needle, a puncture is performed to the neoplasm shell.
  5. The capture of a part of the affected tissue is carried out.
  6. The test material is sent for diagnosis.

As a rule, the results of trepanobiopsy of the breast will be ready in a week, after which the question of the further treatment plan of the patient is decided.

How is rehabilitation after trepanobiopsy?

It is very important that after such sparing intervention the woman does not lose her working capacity and her condition is quite satisfactory. In the first day it is recommended to use painkillers and refrain from physical exertion. In rare cases, there may be such complications:

But these complications are more common in those women who have neglected the rules of behavior after the intervention: