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1997679

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
Clinical, radiographic (mammograms), and ultrasonographic data were compared retrospectively for 171 patients to evaluate the utility of ultrasound for the follow-up of breast cancer patients treated medically or by conservative surgery. When used to follow patients treated medically by induction or exclusive chemotherapy, ultrasonography accurately quantified tumor and nodal regression. After conservative surgery, sonograms are ideal to diagnose (and sometimes to treat) early complications such as hematoma, lymphocele, and abscess. Ultrasonography was more sensitive than mammography for the detection of late complications and benign lesions, but was insufficient for the detection of recurrent disease (95.5% sensitivity for radiography vs 90% for ultrasonography). After radical surgery and breast reconstruction, ultrasonography is the only procedure required for follow-up of patients with breast implants because it can determine the size and penetration of cutaneous recurrences. The fact that 30% of patients treated by lumpectomy and irradiation ultimately develop malignant or benign abnormalities justifies systematic ultrasonography for the follow-up of treated breast cancers. All sonographically demonstrable abnormalities warrant ultrasound-guided puncture biopsy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0278-4297
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrasonographic posttreatment follow-up of breast cancer patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Radiodiagnostic, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study