Preoperative measurement of breast cancer overestimates tumor size compared to pathological measurement.

Autor: Yi-Zhou Jiang, Chen Xia, Wen-Ting Peng, Ke-Da Yu, Zhi-Gang Zhuang, Zhi-Ming Shao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 1, p e86676 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086676
Popis: BACKGROUND: Tumor size is one of the most important factors in making clinical and pathological assessment of breast cancer. In the present study, we aimed to determine whether the preoperative measurement of tumor size, by imaging modalities, deviate from the postoperative pathological measurement in breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 1296 patients diagnosed with invasive ductal breast carcinoma (IDC) during 2007 and 2009 were involved. Pre- and postoperative measurements of tumor size were compared using paired t-test and Chi-square test. RESULTS: The mean maximum diameters of tumors by imaging modalities and pathology were 27.9 mm and 22.4 mm, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference of 5.5 mm (95% CI: 4.7-6.2, p
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