Magnetic resonance imaging for screening, diagnosis, and eligibility for breast-conserving surgery: promises and pitfalls. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to visualize small tumor deposits that previously could only be identified on pathologic examination. MRI is most valuable in areas in which patient management has been problematic, including screening women with known or suspected BRCA 1 and 2 mutations, and identification of the primary tumor site in patients presenting with axillary adenopathy. The role of MRI in the patient with newly diagnosed breast cancer remains controversial. Success rates for patients selected for breast-conserving therapy without MRI are high, and rates of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence are low. Future efforts to improve the local therapy for breast cancer must acknowledge the heterogeneity of the disease and tailor approaches to the biology of individual subsets. This goal can only be accomplished through a multidisciplinary approach that examines the applications of newer diagnostic modalities such as MRI.

publication date

  • May 15, 2010

Research

keywords

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mastectomy, Segmental

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 77954157134

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.soc.2010.03.003

PubMed ID

  • 20620922

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 19

issue

  • 3