The influence of preoperative MRI breast cancer staging on recurrence rate: results after 10 years

Background: MRI of the breasts has been described the most sensitive imaging modality for detection of multicentric or multifocal malignant tumor manifestations. There is growing evidence that influence of preoperative MRI staging on surgical treatment leads to a decrease in local recurrence rate. We analysed the benefit of preoperative MRI for patients with invasive breast cancer after ten years. Material and methods: The retrospectice study (n=270) includes all female patients with histologically verified invasive breast carcinoma, which have been operated at our department between 1995 and 2002. Exclusion cri…