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Nam KJ, Choo KS, Jeon UB, Kim TU, Hwang JY, Yeom JA, Jeong HS, Choi YY, Kim JY, Lee SH, Kim HY, Jung YJ, Cho YH. Comparison of diameters of ipsilateral and contralateral internal mammary arteries by breast MRI in patients with unilateral breast cancer. Jpn J Radiol 2016; 34:409-13. [PMID: 27012963 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-016-0537-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE We compared maximal diameters of ipsilateral (IMA) and contralateral (IMA) internal mammary arteries in patients with unilateral breast cancer and analyze the implications of enlargements of ipsilateral or contralateral IMAs in relation to histopathologic factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of 568 women who underwent breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations from January 2009 to May 2012, 196 had unilateral, histologically proven breast cancer. In 156 women, maximal IMA diameters in the second intercostal space were measured by two blinded radiologists in left and right sides using nonenhanced axial T2-weighted turbo spin-echo sequence images. RESULTS In the 156 study patients, mean maximal diameter of ipsilateral IMAs (2.37 ± 0.60 mm) was significantly larger than that of contralateral IMAs (2.03 ± 0.58 mm) (p = 0.00). Ipsilateral IMA enlargement was present in 66.7 % of the patients (104 of 156). Furthermore, ipsilateral IMA enlargement was found to be significantly associated with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) expression (p = 0.039). CONCLUSIONS Maximal IMA diameter was significantly greater in ipsilateral sides in breast cancer patients. Findings suggest ipsilateral IMA enlargement detected by MRI might be a useful additional predictor of HER-2 expression in unilateral breast cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kyung Jin Nam
- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
| | - Jeong A Yeom
- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan-si, 602-739, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyungnam, 626-770, Korea
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