Why is a vacuum assisted core biopsy or excision recommended?
Your doctor has recommended either a vacuum assisted biopsy (VAB) or vacuum assisted excision (VAE) to provide more information about a change in your breast found on a mammogram or breast ultrasound. While the procedures have different names, they are essentially the same. These procedures are primarily used to examine changes in the breast, many of which are benign (non-cancerous) and pose no health risk. However, it is important to understand the cause of the change, and these procedures help determine that.
A VAB/VAE is a simple, quick and effective way to obtain tissue samples for diagnosis, which are sent to our pathology team for examination under a microscope.
