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Breast cancer after augmentation mammoplasty.
- Source :
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Annals of surgical oncology [Ann Surg Oncol] 2001 Mar; Vol. 8 (2), pp. 138-44. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Background: It is thought that implants interfere with breast cancer diagnosis and that cancers in women who have had breast augmentation carry a worse prognosis.<br />Methods: A prospective breast cancer database was reviewed, comparing augmented and nonaugmented patients for details of histology, palpability, tumor size, nodal status, mammographic status, receptor status, nuclear grade, stage, and outcome.<br />Results: Ninety-nine cancers in augmented women and 2857 cancers in nonaugmented women were identified. Among these women, mammography was normal in 43% of those who had had augmentation and in 5% of those who had not. Augmented women were more likely to have palpable cancers (83% vs. 59%) and nodal involvement (48% vs. 36%), and less likely to have ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (18% vs. 28%). When comparing only women younger than 50, the differences in invasiveness and nodal status lost significance. Cancers diagnosed in the 1990s were more likely to be nonpalpable and noninvasive than those diagnosed in the 1980s. This trend was more pronounced in the augmented population.<br />Conclusions: Augmented patients were more likely to have palpable cancers, although the overall stage and outcome were similar to those of nonaugmented women. Although there have been significant improvements in our ability to diagnose early breast cancer over the past two decades, mammography continues to be suboptimal in augmented women.
- Subjects :
- Adenocarcinoma diagnosis
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Breast Neoplasms diagnosis
Carcinoma in Situ diagnosis
Carcinoma in Situ secondary
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Humans
Mammography
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging methods
Odds Ratio
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Survival Analysis
Breast Neoplasms etiology
Carcinoma in Situ etiology
Mammaplasty adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1068-9265
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of surgical oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11258778
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10434-001-0138-x