Vacuum breast biopsy by Mammotome has become an important tool of modern mammological diagnostics especially in female patients with minute lesions of the breast. In comparison with the generally used core cut biopsy it presents various advantages. In particular, it is the greater size of the obtained samples and a possibility to take more samples from one puncture without the need to withdraw the needle from the patient’s body, possible sucking of blood during the intervention and consequently prevention of hematoma development. Moreover, female patients with palpable lesions in the breast may profit from the method, since it provides the possibility to simultaneously take sample for histological examination as well diminution or complete removal of the lesion. The disadvantage of the method, in comparison with the core cut biopsy, is a higher price of the used material and a longer time required for the intervention. It is therefore performed only in several centers, specialized for mammography diagnostics.

        Key words: vacuum biopsy – mammotome – lesion – carcinoma