CANCER REOCCURRENCE IN THE CONSERVED BREAST - DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES IN A CONSECUTIVE SERIES OF 102 CASES

Authors
CIATTO S CATALIOTTI L PACINI P DISTANTE V BIANCHI S SIMONCINI R CARDONA G RONTINI M FALLI F ELBETTI C
Citation
S. Ciatto et al., CANCER REOCCURRENCE IN THE CONSERVED BREAST - DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES IN A CONSECUTIVE SERIES OF 102 CASES, International journal of oncology, 3(2), 1993, pp. 337-339
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
International journal of oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10196439
Volume
3
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
337 - 339
Database
ISI
SICI code
1019-6439(1993)3:2<337:CRITCB>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Diagnostic features of 102 consecutive cases of cancer reoccurrence in the conserved breast are reported. The sensitivity of palpation, mamm ography, cytology or ultrasonography was 75.5%, 58.7%, 77.4% and 77.8% , respectively. Mammography failures were not due to natural breast de nsity and could probably be explained by the masking effect of surgica l scar and distortion. Most failures at cytology were due to inadequat e sampling. Palpation should always be associated with mammography in the follow-up of the conserved breast. Aspiration cytology should.be p erformed incase of any abnormality seen at palpation or mammography.