Keywords:
Breast, Mammography, MR, Computer Applications-3D, Intraoperative, Outcomes, Cancer
Authors:
A. Russo1, M. Perri2, F. Cinelli2, F. Fiorentino3, A. Simeone2, G. Guglielmi4; 1Barletta/IT, 2San Giovanni Rotondo/IT, 3san giovanni rotondo, it/IT, 4Foggia/IT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-2032
Aims and objectives
Breast cancer size is one of the main prognostic factors and a determining indicators in the choice of surgical treatment planning.
The accuracy of the assessment of the tumor size through the use of diagnostic imaging,
is essential for a correct therapeutic planning.
Preoperative measurements of the breast lesions are commonly obtained with DM and/or US and,
in accordance with the European guidelines,
only in selected cases with MRI 1,2,
3,
4.
Recent imaging technique introduced as a complementary and/or additional to DM,
DBT seems to be able to overcome one of the major limits of 2D technique,
by reducing the obscuring effect of overlying tissues and allowing a better view of lesion margins 5.
Our hypothesis is that DBT can be more precise than DM in evaluating measurements of the lesion size for its peculiar method,
approaching the accuracy of the MRI.
Thus the aim of the study was to compare the accuracy of DM,
DBT,
and MRI in the preoperative assessment of tumor size taking into account histological examination (used as a gold standard) in 60 patients with breast cancer.