Sun Y, He N, Ye F, Zhou C, Wu Y, Xie C, Tang J. Cone-beam breast CT-guided surface location facilitates breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer patients with extensive calcifications: A pilot study. Front Surg. 2023 Feb 9;10:1070868. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1070868. PMID: 36843987; PMCID: PMC9947353.
Abstract
Background: Extensive malignant-appearing calcifications have traditionally been considered a contraindication for breast-conserving surgery. The evaluation of calcifications largely depends on mammography, which is limited by tissue superimposition and is unable to reveal spatial information about extensive calcifications. Three-dimensional imaging modality is needed to reveal the architecture of extensive calcifications. In the present study, a novel cone-beam breast CT-guided surface location technique was investigated to facilitate breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer patients with extensive malignant breast calcifications.