Radiological audit of interval breast cancers: Estimation of tumour growth rates.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This multicentre, retrospective study aimed to establish correlation between estimated tumour volume doubling times (TVDT) from a series of interval breast cancers with their clinicopathological features. The potential impact of delayed diagnosis on prognosis was also explored.

Materials and methods

Interval cancers, where screening mammograms demonstrated changes that were retrospectively classified as either uncertain or suspicious, were reviewed from five screening units within the UK NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP). Data collected included the time interval between screening mammogram and cancer diagnosis, the size of the initial mammographic abnormality and of the subsequent cancer, demographics, mammographic density and tumour biology. We estimated

SUBMITTER: MacInnes EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7375675 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature