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Cakir Pekoz B, Dilek O, Koseci T, Tas ZA, Irkorucu O, Gulek B. Can peritumoral edema evaluated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging before neoadjuvant chemotherapy predict complete pathological response in breast cancer? Scott Med J 2023; 68:121-128. [PMID: 37161314 DOI: 10.1177/00369330231174230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The complete pathological response (pCR) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in breast cancer is essential for the accurate prediction of prognosis. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the presence and type of peritumoral edema detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in predicting pCR to NAC in breast cancer patients. METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred five patients with the diagnosis of invasive carcinoma were evaluated by MRI before NAC. Edema was evaluated in fat-suppressed T2-weighted images. The patients were categorized into three groups: patients with no peritumoral edema, patients with peritumoral edema, and patients demonstrating subcutaneous edema. The cases were categorized as being pCR and non-pCR. Molecular subtypes, lymphovascular invasion (LVI), tumor size, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were evaluated. A positive relationship was found between the presence of edema and tumor size. Subcutaneous edema was found to be statistically higher in non-pCR patients. While the number of pCR patients with subcutaneous edema was 17 (30.4%), the number of non-pCR patients with subcutaneous edema was 26 (53.1%) (p = 0.018). LVI was found to be statistically higher in patients with edema. The number of edema-negative and LVI (+) patients was 4 (15.4%), while the number of edema-positive and LVI (+) patients was 28 (35.4%) (p = 0.042). Intratumoral and peritumoral ADC values were significantly higher in tumors with edema. CONCLUSION The presence of subcutaneous edema and LVI may be utilized for the prediction of pCR outcomes in breast cancer patients scheduled for NAC treatment.
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- Burcak Cakir Pekoz
- Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Sharjah, College of Medicine, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey
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Harada TL, Uematsu T, Nakashima K, Kawabata T, Nishimura S, Takahashi K, Tadokoro Y, Hayashi T, Tsuchiya K, Watanabe J, Sugino T. Evaluation of Breast Edema Findings at T2-weighted Breast MRI Is Useful for Diagnosing Occult Inflammatory Breast Cancer and Can Predict Prognosis after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Radiology 2021; 299:53-62. [PMID: 33560188 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2021202604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background Prediction of occult inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) and breast cancer prognosis based on breast edema findings on T2-weighted MRI scans, even for patients without clinical signs of IBC, would be useful in both pretreatment planning and prognosis and may elucidate the underlying biologic mechanisms. Purpose To evaluate whether classification of breast edema on T2-weighted MRI scans is useful for predicting the prognosis of patients with breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Materials and Methods A retrospective evaluation was performed of women with breast cancer who underwent breast MRI and were treated with NAC between January 2011 and December 2018. Breast edema on T2-weighted images was scored on a scale of 1 to 4, as follows: (a) breast edema score (BES) 1, no edema; (b) BES 2, peritumoral edema; (c) BES 3, prepectoral edema; and (d) BES 4, subcutaneous edema (suspicious for occult IBC). Clinically evident IBC was classified as BES 5 (without MRI). The log-rank test was performed, and hazard ratios were calculated using the Cox hazard model to evaluate associations between BES and progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). PFS rate at 100 months after initiation of therapy was also evaluated. Results Of 408 patients (median age, 53 years; range, 28-80 years), 65 (16%) had a recurrence and 27 (7%) died. The log-rank test revealed differences in PFS for BES 4 versus 1, BES 5 versus 1, BES 5 versus 2, and BES 5 versus 3 (adjusted P < .05 for all). PFS rates for BES 1-5 were 0.92, 0.85, 0.80, 0.62, and 0.58, respectively, and the corresponding OS rates at 100 months were 0.98, 0.91, 0.92, 0.77, 0.86, respectively. Conclusion Classification of breast edema findings on T2-weighted MRI scans using a breast edema score was related to the prognosis of patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. © RSNA, 2021 Online supplemental material is available for this article.
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- Taiyo Leopoldo Harada
- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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- From the Division of Breast Imaging and Breast Interventional Radiology (T.L.H., T.U., K.N.), Clinical Research Center (T.K.), Division of Breast Surgery (S.N., K. Takahashi, Y.T., T.H., K. Tsuchiya), Division of Breast Oncology (J.W.), and Division of Pathology (T.S.), Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi 411-8777, Japan
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Woitek R, Spick C, Schernthaner M, Rudas M, Kapetas P, Bernathova M, Furtner J, Pinker K, Helbich TH, Baltzer PAT. A simple classification system (the Tree flowchart) for breast MRI can reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies in MRI-only lesions. Eur Radiol 2017; 27:3799-3809. [PMID: 28275900 PMCID: PMC5544808 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-4755-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess whether using the Tree flowchart obviates unnecessary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided biopsies in breast lesions only visible on MRI. METHODS This retrospective IRB-approved study evaluated consecutive suspicious (BI-RADS 4) breast lesions only visible on MRI that were referred to our institution for MRI-guided biopsy. All lesions were evaluated according to the Tree flowchart for breast MRI by experienced readers. The Tree flowchart is a decision rule that assigns levels of suspicion to specific combinations of diagnostic criteria. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate diagnostic accuracy. To assess reproducibility by kappa statistics, a second reader rated a subset of 82 patients. RESULTS There were 454 patients with 469 histopathologically verified lesions included (98 malignant, 371 benign lesions). The area under the curve (AUC) of the Tree flowchart was 0.873 (95% CI: 0.839-0.901). The inter-reader agreement was almost perfect (kappa: 0.944; 95% CI 0.889-0.998). ROC analysis revealed exclusively benign lesions if the Tree node was ≤2, potentially avoiding unnecessary biopsies in 103 cases (27.8%). CONCLUSIONS Using the Tree flowchart in breast lesions only visible on MRI, more than 25% of biopsies could be avoided without missing any breast cancer. KEY POINTS • The Tree flowchart may obviate >25% of unnecessary MRI-guided breast biopsies. • This decrease in MRI-guided biopsies does not cause any false-negative cases. • The Tree flowchart predicts 30.6% of malignancies with >98% specificity. • The Tree's high specificity aids in decision-making after benign biopsy results.
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- Ramona Woitek
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Shin HJ, Park JY, Shin KC, Kim HH, Cha JH, Chae EY, Choi WJ. Characterization of tumor and adjacent peritumoral stroma in patients with breast cancer using high-resolution diffusion-weighted imaging: Correlation with pathologic biomarkers. Eur J Radiol 2016; 85:1004-11. [PMID: 27130063 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess whether ADC values of tumor and peritumoral stroma (PS) obtained on high-resolution diffusion-weighted imaging (HR DWI) were different according to pathologic biomarkers in patients with breast cancer. METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 96 patients (age range, 30-75 years; mean, 52 years) with breast cancer who underwent HR DWI at 3T MR scanner. We obtained the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and ADC range of tumor and PS by drawing the region of interest (ROI) of entire tumor. We assessed histopathological features of tumors. ADC values of tumor and PS were compared according to pathologic biomarkers using student t-test and Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS Mean ADC of tumor boundary was significantly higher in ER-negative tumors than in ER-positive tumors (P=0.005). The ADC ranges of tumor boundary and proximal PS were significantly higher in tumors with high nuclear grade, negative ER, positive HER2, positive Ki67, and lymph node metastasis than those with low nuclear grade, positive ER, negative HER2, negative Ki67, and without lymph node metastasis (P<0.05 for all). ADC range of tumor boundary and proximal PS was significantly lower in low risk tumor than in the others (P=0.004 and 0.002). Mean ADC of whole tumor was significantly higher in low-risk tumor than in non-low-risk tumor (P=0.030). CONCLUSION On HR DWI, ADC ranges of tumor boundary and adjacent proximal PS were significantly lower in low-risk tumor than in non-low-risk tumors.
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- Hee Jung Shin
- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro, 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro, 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Medical Imaging Laboratory, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro, 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro, 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro, 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro, 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro, 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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