Appraisal Era for Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms |
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| Authors: | F. Buxant F. Scuotto N. Hottat J. C. Noël P. Simon |
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| Affiliation: | 1. From the Departments of Obstetrics &2. Gynaecology, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.;3. From the Departments of Radiology, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.;4. From the Departments of Histology, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium. |
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| Abstract: | Aims: To determine the impact of preoperative use of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in therapeutic surgical approach in women with breast cancer.Materials and Methods: Preoperative contrast-enhanced MRI of the breast was performed in 105 patients with suspected breast carcinomas. MRI findings were correlated with mammography (MMG) and ultrasonography (US). Results: Histopathologic analysis revealed 144 breast carcinomas. The results of the MRI lead to a change in 17.1% of the planned surgical procedure. MRI imaging alone revealed 16 multifocal or multicentric tumors and four contralateral carcinomas.Conclusion: Breast MRI could be recommended as a pre-surgical diagnostic procedure in patients allocated to breast conservation surgery. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to determine if preoperative breast MRI leads to a decrease in tumor recurrence and in overall survival. |
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| Keywords: | EVAR abdominal aortic aneurysm stentgraft |
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