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- Title
Can Follow-up be Avoided for Probably Benign US Masses with No Enhancement on MRI?
- Authors
Avendano, Daly; Marino, Maria Adele; Onishi, Natsuko; Leithner, Doris; Martinez, Danny F.; Gibbs, Peter; Jochelson, Maxine; Pinker, Katja; Morris, Elizabeth A.; Sutton, Elizabeth Jane
- Abstract
Objectives: To assess whether no enhancement on pre-treatment MRI can rule out malignancy of additional US mass(es) initially assessed as BI-RADS 3 or 4 in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive women from 2010–2018 with newly diagnosed breast cancer; at least one additional breast mass (distinct from index cancer) assigned a BI-RADS 3 or 4 on US; and a bilateral contrast-enhanced breast MRI performed within 90 days of US. All malignant masses were pathologically proven; benign masses were pathologically proven or defined as showing at least 2 years of imaging stability. Incidence of malignant masses and NPV were calculated on a per-patient level using proportions and exact 95% CIs. Results: In 230 patients with 309 additional masses, 140/309 (45%) masses did not enhance while 169/309 (55%) enhanced on MRI. Of the 140 masses seen in 105 women (mean age, 54 years; range 28–82) with no enhancement on MRI, all had adequate follow-up and 140/140 (100%) were benign, of which 89/140 (63.6%) were pathologically proven and 51/140 (36.4%) demonstrated at least 2 years of imaging stability. Pre-treatment MRI demonstrating no enhancement of US mass correlate(s) had an NPV of 100% (95% CI 96.7–100.0). Conclusions: All BI-RADS 3 and 4 US masses with a non-enhancing correlate on pre-treatment MRI were benign. The incorporation of MRI, when ordered by the referring physician, may decrease unnecessary follow-up imaging and/or biopsy if the initial US BI-RADS assessment and management recommendation were to be retrospectively updated. Key Points: • Of 309 BI-RADS 3 or 4 US masses with a corresponding mass on MRI, 140/309 (45%) demonstrated no enhancement whereas 169/309 (55%) demonstrated enhancement • All masses classified as BI-RADS 3 or 4 on US without enhancement on MRI were benign • MRI can rule out malignancy in non-enhancing US masses with an NPV of 100%
- Subjects
CONTRAST-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; ADNEXAL diseases
- Publication
European Radiology, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 2, p975
- ISSN
0938-7994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00330-020-07216-7