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Rate of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is influenced by preoperative MRI recommendations.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2014
Xia Chang, Schroeder Mary C, Weigel Ronald J, Sugg Sonia L, Thomas Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Women with breast cancer increasingly undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). We evaluated the relationship between preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and CPM. Other clinicopathologic variables associated with CPM choice and the pathology found in the contralateral breast are also reported. METHODS: Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients were prospectively enrolled in...
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