In this comparative study, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast altered the treatment plan in 16.5% of patients with breast cancer who were candidates for breast conservation. MRI was associated with higher mastectomy rates compared with a conventional preoperative workup but did not reduce reoperation rates for positive margins. Lymph node positivity and tumor size 15 mm may predict an MRI-triggered change of surgical plan. Background: The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in newly detected breast cancer remains controversial. We investigated the impact of preoperative MRI on surgical management of infiltrating breast carcinoma (IBC). Methods: We reviewed data of 237 patients with IBC who were suitable for breast-conserving surgery (BCS) between 2009 and 2011. Of these patients, 109 underwent preoperative MRI (46%; MRI group) and 128 did not (54%; no-MRI group). We analyzed MRI-triggered changes in surgical plan and compared differences in rates of positive margins and mastectomy. Results: Tumor size was larger in the MRI group (16.8 mm vs. 13.9 mm; P < .001). MRI changed the initial surgical planning in 18 of 109 patients (16.5%) because of detection of larger tumor diameter requiring wider resection (8 patients [7.3%]) or additional malignant lesions in the ipsilateral (9 patients [8.2%]) or contralateral breast (1 patient [0.9%]). MRI-triggered treatment changes included mastectomy (n = 12), wider excision (n = 5), and contralateral BCS (n = 1). Reoperation rates for positive margins after BCS appeared higher in the no-MRI group (4.1% vs. 8.6%), but the difference missed statistical significance (P = .9). Overall mastectomy rates were higher in the MRI group (13.7% vs. 7.0%; P<.05). The likelihood of having a change of treatment resulting from MRI was significantly higher for patients with tumors >15 mm and for those with positive lymph nodes. Conclusion: Lymph node positivity and tumor size >15 mm may predict an MRI-triggered change in surgical plan. Preoperative MRI resulted in higher mastectomy rates justified by biopsy-proven additional foci of carcinoma and did not significantly reduce reoperation rates for positive margins

Usefulness of magnetic resonance in patients with invasive cancer eligible for breast conservation: a comparative study / Fancellu, Alessandro; Castiglia, Paolo Giuseppino; Marras, V; Cottu, P; Cherchi, A; Spanu, Angela; Mulas, S; Pusceddu, C; Simbula, L; Meloni, Giovanni Battista; Soro, D; Melis, M. - In: CLINICAL BREAST CANCER. - ISSN 1526-8209. - 14:2(2014), pp. 114-121. [10.1016/j.clbc.2013.10.002]

Usefulness of magnetic resonance in patients with invasive cancer eligible for breast conservation: a comparative study.

FANCELLU, Alessandro;CASTIGLIA, Paolo Giuseppino;SPANU, Angela;MELONI, Giovanni Battista;Soro D;
2014-01-01

Abstract

In this comparative study, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast altered the treatment plan in 16.5% of patients with breast cancer who were candidates for breast conservation. MRI was associated with higher mastectomy rates compared with a conventional preoperative workup but did not reduce reoperation rates for positive margins. Lymph node positivity and tumor size 15 mm may predict an MRI-triggered change of surgical plan. Background: The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in newly detected breast cancer remains controversial. We investigated the impact of preoperative MRI on surgical management of infiltrating breast carcinoma (IBC). Methods: We reviewed data of 237 patients with IBC who were suitable for breast-conserving surgery (BCS) between 2009 and 2011. Of these patients, 109 underwent preoperative MRI (46%; MRI group) and 128 did not (54%; no-MRI group). We analyzed MRI-triggered changes in surgical plan and compared differences in rates of positive margins and mastectomy. Results: Tumor size was larger in the MRI group (16.8 mm vs. 13.9 mm; P < .001). MRI changed the initial surgical planning in 18 of 109 patients (16.5%) because of detection of larger tumor diameter requiring wider resection (8 patients [7.3%]) or additional malignant lesions in the ipsilateral (9 patients [8.2%]) or contralateral breast (1 patient [0.9%]). MRI-triggered treatment changes included mastectomy (n = 12), wider excision (n = 5), and contralateral BCS (n = 1). Reoperation rates for positive margins after BCS appeared higher in the no-MRI group (4.1% vs. 8.6%), but the difference missed statistical significance (P = .9). Overall mastectomy rates were higher in the MRI group (13.7% vs. 7.0%; P<.05). The likelihood of having a change of treatment resulting from MRI was significantly higher for patients with tumors >15 mm and for those with positive lymph nodes. Conclusion: Lymph node positivity and tumor size >15 mm may predict an MRI-triggered change in surgical plan. Preoperative MRI resulted in higher mastectomy rates justified by biopsy-proven additional foci of carcinoma and did not significantly reduce reoperation rates for positive margins
2014
Usefulness of magnetic resonance in patients with invasive cancer eligible for breast conservation: a comparative study / Fancellu, Alessandro; Castiglia, Paolo Giuseppino; Marras, V; Cottu, P; Cherchi, A; Spanu, Angela; Mulas, S; Pusceddu, C; Simbula, L; Meloni, Giovanni Battista; Soro, D; Melis, M. - In: CLINICAL BREAST CANCER. - ISSN 1526-8209. - 14:2(2014), pp. 114-121. [10.1016/j.clbc.2013.10.002]
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