title: Routine use of preoperative breast MRI for patients considered for intraoperative radiotherapy.
abstract: This editorial comments on the study by Tallet et al. which reported on the incidence of ipsilateral second breast cancers (BC) detected by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients being considered for intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT). Any second BC was detected in 7% of patients; an ipsilateral BC was detected in 4% of patients, precluding them from IORT. The authors comment that in view of detection of a substantial rate of ipsilateral BCs by preoperative MRI, this exam should be used routinely for staging patients being considered for IORT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Mehee
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Small
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Bahman
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Emami
keywords: Breast cancer (BC); accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI); intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)