[Image-guided breast conserving surgery based on 3D-MRI].
Surgery for breast cancer has changed markedly during the past 20 years. Radical mastectomy, referred to as Halstead's operation, is not commonly performed at present, while breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has become the standard therapy for early breast cancer. In the era of BCS, preoperative evaluation of tumor extension is extremely important. Three-dimensional magnetic resonnance imaging(3D-MRI) is a promising diagnostic method to confirm tumor extension compared with other conventional methods (mammography and ultrasound). Therefore, 3-D MRI can be used to assist image-guided surgery for nonpalpable tumors, which are detected as clustered microcalcifications, or in clinical complete response cases after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Nakamura
Seigo
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Department of Surgery, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary