Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy?
Segara D, Krop IE, Garber JE, Winer E, Harris L, Bellon JR, Birdwell R, Lester S, Lipsitz S, Iglehart JD, Golshan M. Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy? Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2007, 96: 474-480. PMID: 17640031, DOI: 10.1002/jso.20856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPreoperative chemotherapyTumor sizePhysical examBreast cancerFinal pathologic tumor sizePathologic tumor sizeStart of therapyInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer patientsPathologic tumor responseCorrelation of ultrasoundUse of MRIPhysical exam dataComplete respondersBreast conservationPathologic sizeCancer patientsPathology sizeTumor responseUS assessmentPathologic measurementsPathology responsePatients