| Title: |
The Postoperative Breast: Imaging Findings and Diagnostic Pitfalls After Breast-Conserving Surgery and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. |
| Authors: |
Pittman, Sarah M, Rosen, Eric L, DeMartini, Wendy B, Nguyen, Dung H, Poplack, Steven P, Ikeda, Debra M |
| Source: |
Journal of Breast Imaging; Mar/Apr2024, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p203-216, 14p |
| Subject Terms: |
BREAST tumor diagnosis, CONSERVATIVE treatment, BIOPSY, MAMMAPLASTY, BREAST tumors, ONCOLOGIC surgery, ULTRASONIC imaging, MAGNETIC resonance imaging, SURGICAL complications, MAMMOGRAMS, PLASTIC surgery, POSTOPERATIVE period, LUMPECTOMY |
| Abstract: |
Breast surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for early breast cancer. Historically, mastectomy and conventional breast-conserving surgery (BCS) were the main surgical techniques for treatment. Now, oncoplastic breast surgery (OBS), introduced in the 1990s, allows for a combination of BCS and reconstructive surgery to excise the cancer while preserving or enhancing the contour of the breast, leading to improved aesthetic results. Although imaging after conventional lumpectomy demonstrates typical postsurgical changes with known evolution patterns over time, OBS procedures show postsurgical changes/fat necrosis in locations other than the lumpectomy site. The purpose of this article is to familiarize radiologists with various types of surgical techniques for removal of breast cancer and to distinguish benign postoperative imaging findings from suspicious findings that warrant further work-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
