Sonographic changes after vacuum assisted breast biopsy

Purpose: Clinical hematomas are among most frequent complications after vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB). We evaluated the prevalence and persistence of sonographically (US) detected hematomas and other tissue changes at the biopsy site after VABB. Patients and methods: We examined 48 women who underwent stereotactic 11G needle VABB; the majority of them had mammographically detected microcalcifications. US examination of the breast biopsy site was performed one week after the VABB in 48 patients, and in 45 patients once again three weeks after the VABB. In 13/45 patients US-guided fine needle aspiration bio…