Impact of breast magnetic resonance imaging on the locoregional staging and management of breast cancer
Abstract Objective: To assess the impact of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the locoregional staging of breast cancer. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 61 patients with breast cancer who underwent pre-treatment breast MRI, between August 2015 and April 2016. An experienced breast surgeon determined the surgical treatment, on the basis of the findings of conventional imaging examinations, and made a subsequent treatment recommendation based on the MRI findings, then determining whether the MRI changed the approach, as well as whether it had a positive or negative impact on the treatment. Results: The mean age was 50.8 years (standard deviation, 12.0 years). The most common histological type was invasive breast carcinoma of no special type (in 68.9%), and the most common molecular subtype was luminal B (in 45.9%). Breast MRI modified the therapeutic management in 23.0% of the cases evaluated, having a positive impact in 82.7%. Conclusion: Breast MRI is an useful tool for the locoregional staging of breast cancer, because it provides useful information that can have a positive impact on patient treatment.
Main Authors: | França,Luciana Karla Lira, Bitencourt,Almir Galvão Vieira, Makdissi,Fabiana Baroni Alves, Curi,Carla, Souza,Juliana Alves de, Marques,Elvira Ferreira |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Publicação do Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem
2019
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842019000400211 |
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