Patient reported cosmetic outcome after vacuum assisted excision of benign breast lesions: a cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSION: In this study VAE is safe and effective for tumors up to 5 cm and patient reported cosmetic outcome was good. Patients with benign lesions could benefit from VAE as an alternative for surgical excision.
ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: A formal quantitative measurement of cosmetic outcome after vacuum assisted excision for benign breast lesions was still lacking. This study shows that this cosmetic outcome is overall good in benign lesions up to 5 cm.
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Source: The British Journal of Radiology - July 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: van de Voort EMF, Klem TMAL, Struik GM, Birnie E, Sinke RHJA, Ghandi A Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research