Publications by authors named "Roberto Luiz Carvalhosa dos Santos"
Percutaneous core biopsy of palpable breast lesions: accuracy of frozen section histopathological exam in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
Roberto Luiz Carvalhosa dos Santos Ricardo Bassil Lasmar Tereza Maria Pereira Fontes Rachel de Carvalho Silveira de Paula Fonseca Paula de Azevedo Brant Saldanha Roberto Faria Carvalhosa dos Santos
Rev Col Bras Cir
July 2015
Objective: to evaluate the accuracy of frozen section histopathology from fragments of tissue obtained by percutaneous core needle biopsy of palpable tumors in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
Methods: a cohort study was performed on 57 patients with palpable tumors and suspected breast cancer undergoing percutaneous thick needle core biopsy. The fragments were analyzed by the same pathologist.