Surgical Clips in Breast-conserving Surgery: Do they Represent the Tumor Bed Accurately?

Demircioglu O., ARIBAL M. E., Uluer M., Ozgen Z., Demircioglu F.

CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING, cilt.15, sa.6, ss.573-577, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2174/1573405614666180821121254
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.573-577
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Surgical clips, breast-conserving therapy, localization, tumour bed, radiotherapy, breast cancer, 20-YEAR FOLLOW-UP, RADIOTHERAPY, CT, IRRADIATION, MASTECTOMY, CANCER, BOOST, LUMPECTOMY, THERAPY
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Radiotherapy after Breast-Conserving Surgery (BCS) is a standard treatment for breast cancer. Currently, surgical clips are used to determine the tumour bed before radiotherapy planning. This study aimed to evaluate the migration of these clips on mammograms.