MRI Before Reexcision Surgery in Patients with Breast Cancer
Janie M. Lee1,2,
Susan G. Orel1,
Brian J. Czerniecki3,
Lawrence J. Solin4 and
Mitchell D. Schnall1
1 Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400
Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104.
2 Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute of
Technology Assessment, 101 Merrimac St., 10th Fl., Boston, MA 02214.
3 Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
4 Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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Fig. 1. 44-year-old woman with breast cancer and true-negative
findings on MRI. Enhanced fat-saturated T1-weighted 3D gradient-echo MRI shows
thin rim of enhancement around seroma in biopsy cavity. Pathology revealed no
residual cancer.
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Fig. 2. 41-year-old woman with breast cancer and true-positive
findings on MRI. Enhanced fat-saturated T1-weighted 3D gradient-echo MRI shows
intense enhancement extending from anteroinferior margin of biopsy cavity
suspicious for residual disease. Pathology revealed residual invasive ductal
carcinoma.
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Fig. 3. 63-year-old woman with breast cancer and false-positive
findings on MRI. Enhanced fat-saturated T1-weighted 3D gradient-echo MRI shows
thick irregular enhancement around biopsy cavity suspicious for residual
disease. Pathology revealed proliferative fibrocystic change without residual
disease.
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Fig. 4. 46-year-old woman with breast cancer and false-negative
findings on MRI. Enhanced fat-saturated T1-weighted 3D gradient-echo MRI shows
thin rim of enhancement (arrows) consistent with recent biopsy.
Pathology revealed residual invasive and in situ ductal carcinoma around
biopsy cavity.
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Fig. 5. 71-year-old woman with breast cancer and additional
suspicious lesion with malignant histology. Enhanced fat-saturated T1-weighted
3D gradient-echo MRI shows seroma (thin arrows) in upper breast with
irregular enhancement suspicious for residual disease. In addition, separate
enhancing mass (thick arrow) was seen inferior to seroma that was
suspicious for an additional foci of malignancy. Lesion underwent MRI-guided
localization and excisional biopsy. Pathology revealed invasive ductal
carcinoma.
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Fig. 6. 71-year-old woman with breast cancer and additional
suspicious lesion with benign histology. Enhanced fat-saturated T1-weighted 3D
gradient-echo MRI shows seroma (thin arrow) in upper breast with
suspicious irregular enhancement. Additional suspicious enhancing lesion
(thick arrow) can be seen anterior and inferior to biopsy cavity.
Lesion underwent MRI-guided localization and excisional biopsy. Pathology
revealed fibrocystic change without malignancy.
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