The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients

The purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of local recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) or skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) with immediate reconstructive surgery for breast cancer. Two hundred and eighty-six NSM or SSM p...

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Main Authors: Jeongmin Lee, Bong Joo Kang, Ga Eun Park, Sung Hun Kim
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
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author Jeongmin Lee
Bong Joo Kang
Ga Eun Park
Sung Hun Kim
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Sung Hun Kim
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description The purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of local recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) or skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) with immediate reconstructive surgery for breast cancer. Two hundred and eighty-six NSM or SSM procedures and immediate reconstruction cases between August 2015 and February 2020 were reviewed. The detectability rates of for local recurrence using MRI and ultrasound were assessed, and the characteristics of recurrent and primary cancers were evaluated. The patients with multifocal or multicentric primary cancer and a dense parenchymal pattern showed a higher recurrence rate (<i>p</i> < 0.001). A total of 22 cases showed recurrence, and due to multifocal recurrence, a total of 27 recurrent lesions were identified in the reconstructed breast, of which 12 were symptomatic and 15 were asymptomatic (<i>p</i> < 0.001). With the exception of skin recurrence (<i>n</i> = 6), MRI showed a significantly higher detectability rate (95.2%, 20 of 21) than ultrasound (38.1%, 8 of 21) for the recurrence of cancer in the reconstructed breast (<i>p</i> < 0.001), especially for small-sized (<1 cm) asymptomatic lesions. In addition, the mean recurrence interval of MRI-detected asymptomatic lesions was 21.7 months (SD ± 17.7), which was significantly longer than that of symptomatic recurrence. In conclusion, postoperative MRI can be useful for identifying small-sized (<1 cm) asymptomatic recurrence lesions in reconstructed breast tissue after NSM or SSM, which can be implemented within two years of surgery.
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spelling doaj.art-77ad896dda5a4e17aa0d22bea1125a962023-11-23T15:50:24ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182022-09-01129220310.3390/diagnostics12092203The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer PatientsJeongmin Lee0Bong Joo Kang1Ga Eun Park2Sung Hun Kim3Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, KoreaThe purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of local recurrence after nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) or skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) with immediate reconstructive surgery for breast cancer. Two hundred and eighty-six NSM or SSM procedures and immediate reconstruction cases between August 2015 and February 2020 were reviewed. The detectability rates of for local recurrence using MRI and ultrasound were assessed, and the characteristics of recurrent and primary cancers were evaluated. The patients with multifocal or multicentric primary cancer and a dense parenchymal pattern showed a higher recurrence rate (<i>p</i> < 0.001). A total of 22 cases showed recurrence, and due to multifocal recurrence, a total of 27 recurrent lesions were identified in the reconstructed breast, of which 12 were symptomatic and 15 were asymptomatic (<i>p</i> < 0.001). With the exception of skin recurrence (<i>n</i> = 6), MRI showed a significantly higher detectability rate (95.2%, 20 of 21) than ultrasound (38.1%, 8 of 21) for the recurrence of cancer in the reconstructed breast (<i>p</i> < 0.001), especially for small-sized (<1 cm) asymptomatic lesions. In addition, the mean recurrence interval of MRI-detected asymptomatic lesions was 21.7 months (SD ± 17.7), which was significantly longer than that of symptomatic recurrence. In conclusion, postoperative MRI can be useful for identifying small-sized (<1 cm) asymptomatic recurrence lesions in reconstructed breast tissue after NSM or SSM, which can be implemented within two years of surgery.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/9/2203breast cancermastectomybreast reconstructionlocal recurrencebreast MRI
spellingShingle Jeongmin Lee
Bong Joo Kang
Ga Eun Park
Sung Hun Kim
The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients
Diagnostics
breast cancer
mastectomy
breast reconstruction
local recurrence
breast MRI
title The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients
title_full The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients
title_fullStr The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients
title_full_unstemmed The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients
title_short The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients
title_sort usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging mri for the detection of local recurrence after mastectomy with reconstructive surgery in breast cancer patients
topic breast cancer
mastectomy
breast reconstruction
local recurrence
breast MRI
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/9/2203
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