To Excise or To Sample the Mammographic Target: What Is the Goal of Stereotactic II-Gauge Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy?

Complete excision rather than sampling of the mammographic target was associated with lower frequencies of discordance and ductal carcinoma in situ underestimation but had no other advantage or disadvantage. Among cancers in which the mammographic target was excised, surgery revealed residual cancer in almost 80%.