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Benefits and Risks- Needle Localizations
Benefits
Presurgical needle localization allows a surgeon to remove the abnormal area with less surrounding normal tissue than if the surgery was performed without needle localization.
Presurgery needle localization provides greater assurance that the abnormal area will be successfully removed at the time of surgery.
Risks
The procedure may not be successful if abnormality does not show up well enough on mammography to guide the needle properly.
Bleeding can occur whenever a needle is placed in the breast.
Infection is a potential complication.
If you have breast implants, the needle could potentially puncture the implant and so your Radiologist will need to determine if needle localization can be done.
