AVEZZANO – Tumor diagnosis, the mammotome is again available at Avezzano Hospital together with two new remote-controlled machines for traditional radiology, purchased with PNRR funds and already in operation for a few days.
During this morning’s visit to the hospital in the Marsican capital, carried out with the head of Radiology Luigi Zugaro, the mayor Giovanni Di Pangrazio wanted to directly verify the situation, including some critical issues still to be resolved.
The mayor himself had worked with determination to bring mammotone back to Marsica. It is a fundamental tool for providing an effective service from the first visit to the complete diagnosis because it allows a needle biopsy completely controlled by the computer and, therefore, the multiple sampling of breast tissue. When tumor lesions are suspected, the machine can guarantee greater precision in inserting the needle and more effective aspiration of the tissue to be examined in the laboratory. Thus the radiologist and breast specialist, who collaborate in carrying out the biopsy, can take multiple samples in a single session for histological examinations in order to establish whether the lesion is benign or malignant.
Until a few years ago, mammotone was available at the Avezzano hospital, then the number of services dropped and it was transferred to L’Aquila, creating quite a few inconveniences for those who were already facing a particularly delicate moment, with a suspected neoplasm and who, perhaps he had to go from Pescasseroli to the regional capital.
“Now there is an important tool – underlined the mayor – available for the protection of the health of our fellow Marsican citizens, useful for promptly tackling the evil of the century, however there is still a lot of work to be done, because various shortcomings remain, including technicians, I am told that sometimes even the gauze is missing and the ultrasound machine in the emergency room is obsolete. Aspects on which immediate intervention is necessary.”
