Synchronous Breast Cancer: Phenotypic Similarities on MRI.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have shown discrepancies between index and synchronous breast cancer in histology and molecular phenotype. It is yet unknown whether this observation also applies to the MRI phenotype.

Purpose

To investigate whether the appearance of breast cancer on MRI (i.e. phenotype) is different from that of additional breast cancer (i.e. synchronous cancer), and whether such a difference, if it exists, is associated with prognosis.

Study type

Retrospective.

Population

In all, 464 consecutive patients with early-stage ER+/HER2- breast cancer were included; 34/464 (7.3%) had 44 synchronous cancers in total (34 ipsilateral, 10 contralateral).

Sequence

1.5T, contrast-enhanced T₁ -weighted.

Assessment

We assessed imaging phe

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7318126 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature