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ArticleTranslational cancer research2024

The potential role of breast MRI in evaluation of triple-negative breast cancer and fibroadenoma of less than 3 cm.

Zifan Wei, Xue Chen, Yiwen Yang, Ling Yang, Xinxing Ma

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Zifan Wei *Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xue Chen *Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Yiwen YangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Ling YangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xinxing MaDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7263-9106

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Background: The majority of small-sized (<3 cm) triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) exhibit smooth margins upon palpation and are often oval or rounded masses. Distinguishing these masses preoperatively from fibroadenomas (FAs) would be very meaningful for clinical practice. The aim of our study was to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of TNBC and differentiate it from FAs. Methods: In this retrospective single-center study, we included 37 patients with TNBCs and 36 patients with FAs who underwent breast MRI. We employed the χ Results: A total of 37 TNBC lesions and 39 FA lesions were included in the final analysis. TNBCs exhibited more frequent irregular shape, irregular margins, peritumoral edema, fast enhancement in the initial phase, rim enhancement, and time-signal intensity curve (TIC) type III compared to FAs (all P<0.05). Conversely, low-signal segregation in T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and TIC type I were commonly found in FAs. The mean ADC value of TNBCs was significantly lower than that of FAs [(1.104±0.13)×10 Conclusions: The morphological presentation of MRI, internal enhancement features of the mass, TIC curves, and ADC values provide valuable differential diagnostic information for TNBC and FA masses with a maximum diameter of less than 3 cm.

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apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)fibroadenoma (FA)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)time-signal intensity curve (TIC)Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)

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