Measurement of malignant spiculated mass lesions on mammogram: Do we include the length of the spicules?
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- Academic Journal
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- Bhatia M; Department of General Surgery, PRUH, Kings College and Hospital, London, Department of Breast Radiology, PRUH, King's College, Orpington, United Kingdom.; Ahmed R; Department of General Surgery, PRUH, Kings College and Hospital, London, Department of Breast Radiology, PRUH, King's College, Orpington, United Kingdom.; Nagarajakumar A; Department of General Surgery, PRUH, Kings College and Hospital, London, Department of Breast Radiology, PRUH, King's College, Orpington, United Kingdom.; Alani A; Department of General Surgery, PRUH, Orpington, King's College, London.; Doddi S; Department of General Surgery, PRUH, Kings College and Hospital, London, Department of Breast Radiology, PRUH, King's College, Orpington, United Kingdom.; Metafa A; Department of General Surgery, PRUH, Kings College and Hospital, London, Department of Breast Radiology, PRUH, King's College, Orpington, United Kingdom.
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- Publisher: Medknow Publications Country of Publication: India NLM ID: 101249598 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1998-4138 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19984138 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Cancer Res Ther Subsets: MEDLINE
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- English
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine if the core size or size with spicules has a better correlation with the final histologic size of spiculated mass lesions.
Methods: A retrospective study of 48-month duration from January 2014 to December 2017 of biopsy-proven invasive ductal carcinoma presenting as spiculated mass lesions on mammogram was conducted.
Results: There were 195 patients in the study. The mean of the core size was 16.6 mm; when spicules were included the mean size was 27.4mm and final histologic size 21.1 mm. Using unpaired Student 't' test difference in the means was statistically significant (p<0.0001). Pearson number (R) core size versus final histologic size was 0.535 (P < 0.001) and for size with spicules versus final histologic size was 0.495 (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that the core size has a stronger positive correlation to final histologic size and should be used preoperatively in decision-making about surgery.
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