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Detection of DCIS using 99mTc-MIBI scintimammography in patients with suspected primary breast cancer, comparison with conventional mammography

Jarosław B. Ćwikła, John R. Buscombe, Andrew J.W. Hilson
Nucl. Med. Rev 2000;3(1):41-45.

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Vol 3, No 1 (2000)
Submitted: 2012-01-23
Published online: 2000-02-25

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Scintimammography using Tc-99m MIBI (SMM) is often used clinically as a second line diagnostic test for the detection of breast cancer in cases where there is concern about the results of x-ray mammography (XMM) and ultrasound. Both of these methods, but particularly XMM, may miss a significant proportion of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was performed to determine the possible accuracy of SMM in finding DCIS and comparing this with the accuracy of XMM in the same patient. Over a 3 year period 353 patients with no previous history of breast cancer were imaged with both XMM and SMM. The histology of any suspect area was verified by pathological examination of biopsy material. There were 203 malignant breast tumours.
RESULTS: In those 203 cancers there were 15 pure DCIS cancers. SMM correctly diagnosed 12 of these (sensitivity was 80%). XMM diagnosed correctly 8 DCIS (sensitivity 53%) and was equivocal in 2. Combining of both SMM and XMM provided the best result with all but one DCIS identified (sensitivity 93%).
CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the SMM is helpful in detecting DCIS in those cases where XMM failed to detect DCIS or was equivocal. The combination of the two techniques produces a higher sensitivity result than either modality alone.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Scintimammography using Tc-99m MIBI (SMM) is often used clinically as a second line diagnostic test for the detection of breast cancer in cases where there is concern about the results of x-ray mammography (XMM) and ultrasound. Both of these methods, but particularly XMM, may miss a significant proportion of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was performed to determine the possible accuracy of SMM in finding DCIS and comparing this with the accuracy of XMM in the same patient. Over a 3 year period 353 patients with no previous history of breast cancer were imaged with both XMM and SMM. The histology of any suspect area was verified by pathological examination of biopsy material. There were 203 malignant breast tumours.
RESULTS: In those 203 cancers there were 15 pure DCIS cancers. SMM correctly diagnosed 12 of these (sensitivity was 80%). XMM diagnosed correctly 8 DCIS (sensitivity 53%) and was equivocal in 2. Combining of both SMM and XMM provided the best result with all but one DCIS identified (sensitivity 93%).
CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the SMM is helpful in detecting DCIS in those cases where XMM failed to detect DCIS or was equivocal. The combination of the two techniques produces a higher sensitivity result than either modality alone.
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Keywords

breast imaging; DCIS; scintimammography

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Title

Detection of DCIS using 99mTc-MIBI scintimammography in patients with suspected primary breast cancer, comparison with conventional mammography

Journal

Nuclear Medicine Review

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Vol 3, No 1 (2000)

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41-45

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2000-02-25

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Nucl. Med. Rev 2000;3(1):41-45.

Keywords

breast imaging
DCIS
scintimammography

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Jarosław B. Ćwikła
John R. Buscombe
Andrew J.W. Hilson

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