title: MRI appearance of tumor recurrence in myocutaneous flap reconstruction after mastectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this perspective is to describe the role of breast MRI in the detection of local tumor recurrence in myocutaneous flap reconstructions and in the evaluation of extent of disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Recognizing the MRI appearance of tumor recurrence in breast myocutaneous flap reconstructions is important for early detection of recurrence and in the evaluation of extent of disease to guide clinical management. Bilateral breast MRI for high-risk cancer screening of the native breast is a unique opportunity to detect recurrence in the reconstructed breast before it is clinically apparent. We describe a range of MRI appearances of breast cancer recurrence in patients with myocutaneous flap reconstructions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, Mount Zion Medical Center, 1600 Divisadero St, Rm C-250, Box 1667, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
authors.forename: Chenjing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: C Belinda
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hilda H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Tso
authors.forename: Christopher I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Flowers
authors.forename: Nola M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Hylton
authors.forename: Bonnie N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Joe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA