Multimodality Imaging of Triple Receptor-Negative Tumors With Mammography, Ultrasound, and MRI

Multimodality Imaging of Triple Receptor-Negative Tumors With Mammography, Ultrasound, and MRI
Basak E. Dogan, Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, Michael Gilcrease, Mark J. Dryden, and Wei Tse Yang
AJR 2010;194:1160-1166

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Despite their large size at presentation, triple receptor–negative cancers may be occult on mammography or sonography and frequently have benign or indeterminate features.

MRI identified all triple receptor–negative cancers and showed features that had a high positive predictive value for malignancy

Recommendation for Short-Interval Follow-Up Examinations After a Probably Benign Assessment: Is Clinical Practice Consistent With BI-RADS Guidance?

Recommendation for Short-Interval Follow-Up Examinations After a Probably Benign Assessment: Is Clinical Practice Consistent With BI-RADS Guidance?
Erin J. Aiello Bowles, Edward A. Sickles, Diana L. Miglioretti, Patricia A. Carney, and Joann G. Elmore
AJR 2010;194:1152-1159

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In contrast to older studies, the majority of probably benign assessments are now recommended for short-interval follow-up, but the probability of short-interval follow-up recommendations varies by patient and radiologist characteristics

Radial Scars Without Atypia Diagnosed at Imaging-Guided Needle Biopsy

Radial Scars Without Atypia Diagnosed at Imaging-Guided Needle Biopsy: How Often Is Associated Malignancy Found at Subsequent Surgical Excision, and Do Mammography and Sonography Predict Which Lesions Are Malignant?
Anna Linda, Chiara Zuiani, Alessandro Furlan, Viviana Londero, Rossano Girometti, Piernicola Machin, and Massimo Bazzocchi
AJR 2010;194:1146-1151

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A percutaneous diagnosis of a radial scar does not exclude associated malignancy at surgical excision.

Mammographic and sonographic features of a lesion diagnosed as a radial scar at percutaneous imaging-guided biopsy do not predict which lesions will have associated malignancy at surgery.

Therefore, all patients with percutaneous diagnosis of a radial scar should undergo surgical excision regardless of mammographic and sonographic appearances, until further criteria can be determined