Imaging Surveillance of Patients with Breast Cancer After Primary Treatment: Current Recommendations

Overview

Journal Korean J Radiol

Specialty Radiology

Date 2015 Mar 6

PMID 25741186

Citations 12

Authors

Jung Hyun Yoon

Min Jung Kim

Eun-Kyung Kim

Hee Jung Moon

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Abstract

Women who have been treated for breast cancer are at risk for second breast cancers, such as ipsilateral recurrence or contralateral metachronous breast cancer. As the number of breast cancer survivors increases, interest in patient management and surveillance after treatment has also increased. However, post-treatment surveillance programs for patients with breast cancer have not been firmly established. In this review, we focus on the imaging modalities that have been used in post-treatment surveillance for patients with breast cancer, such as mammography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography, the effectiveness of each modality for detecting recurrence, and how they can be applied to manage patients.

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