SynthesisWorld journal of surgery2013
Impact of preoperative breast MRI on surgical decision making and clinical outcomes: a systematic review.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ: a systematic review for the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC).European radiology · 2021Pooled it
- Comparative Analysis of CEM and Breast MRI: A Retrospective Study.Journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Additional Workups Recommended During Preoperative Breast MRI: Methods to Gain Efficiency and Limit Confusion.Annals of surgical oncology · 2022Article
- Diabetes, Obesity, and Inflammation: Impact on Clinical and Radiographic Features of Breast Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Main controversies in breast cancer.World journal of clinical oncology · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundPreoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used in the workup of breast cancer patients and could lead to changes in surgical management. It is unclear how the information gained from MRI studies affects surgical decision making and influences clinical outcomes. These issues are addressed in this review.
methodsPubMed database searches were performed to retrieve and analyze respective original research and review articles on preoperative MRI in the evaluation of breast cancer patients.
resultsPreoperative MRI is a highly sensitive but nonspecific method that leads to changes in surgical management with increased numbers of more extended surgical interventions. It appears that a relatively large proportion of MRI-driven changes in surgical management result in overtreatment without conclusively proven beneficial effects on such clinical outcomes as decrease in reoperation rates or improved patient survival.
conclusionsThus, routine use of supplementary preoperative breast MRI should be discouraged until compelling evidence of its effectiveness is available.
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