Core Biopsy - Titanium Marker Clip?
Hi there, Wondering if anyone can help with a question regarding a core biopsy... is it normal to have a titanium marker clip inserted into the biopsy site at the time of the procedure, that can be u...
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Nup, not dumb! Chances are, you may not have had any, @sister - as with you having had a mastectomy I am not sure if they'd leave any markers. As I understand it, they are put there in the breast tissue for 'followup' scans/mammograms/xrays to identify as an area that has been disturbed by either biopsy or surgery, so as not create a scare of 'new lesions' at subsequent screenings, when it may be scar tissue. More info below:
http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/internet/screening/publishing.nsf/Content/3869BBE0F4439359CA25829D0001998C/$File/Guidance%20for%20the%20use%20of%20marker%20clips%20by%20BSA%20Screening%20and%20Assessment%20Ser....pdf
https://www.mammotome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Marker-Clips-A-Necessity-for-Every-Breast-Biopsy-Procedure.pdf
http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/internet/screening/publishing.nsf/Content/3869BBE0F4439359CA25829D0001998C/$File/Guidance%20for%20the%20use%20of%20marker%20clips%20by%20BSA%20Screening%20and%20Assessment%20Ser....pdf
https://www.mammotome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Marker-Clips-A-Necessity-for-Every-Breast-Biopsy-Procedure.pdf