Wire Localization Biopsy of the Breast
What is the test?
A wire localization biopsy is a type of surgical biopsy.
Sometimes an abnormal area will be seen on the mammogram that clearly should be tested for cancer or completely removed from the breast, but this area is not easily felt as a lump on examination. The mammography department can help your surgeon to find the area more easily by using a technique called "wire localization."
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