Our initial experience with breast tissue marker

Abstract

Breast tissue markers are novel in the field of breast intervention They help to well localize the breast lesions that have been biopsied or have been subjected to neoadjuvant chemotherapy as these lesions might become quite inconspicuous on imaging They are not only a guide for radiologists but also for surgeons to extract the entire lesion for oncologists to evaluate treatment response and for pathologists to assess the adequacy of the tissue they sampled They are important tools for follow up of breast lesions Newer markers are available which are not just visible on mammogram but also on ultrasonography We had deployed four UltraClip reg dual trigger breast tissue markers around a malignant breast mass prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy Post procedure these markers were visible as hyperechoic linear structures on ultrasonography and as ribbon shaped clips around the lesion on mammogram They are expected to be a guide for future localization of the breast mass and assess its treatment response Breast tissue markers are thus definitely a step towards progress in diagnosis and treatment of breast carcinoma