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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been reported from A.M. Schell et al
June 11th, 2009
According to a study from Lebanon, "The purpose of our study was to evaluate in a noninvestigational setting the effect of preoperative breast MRI on the diagnosis of unsuspected additional malignant tumors and on surgical management choices. One hundred ninety-nine patients with a new diagnosis of breast cancer who underwent preoperative bilateral breast MRI were enrolled." "Data included additional imaging and biopsies performed, final surgical management, and pathologic correlation. To reduce bias due to patient preference and variable surgical approaches, ipsilateral malignant lesions found on breast MR images were retrospectively reviewed by a surgeon blinded to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-11)
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