IS ULTRASOUND USEFUL FOR THE EVALUATION OF TUMOUR RESPONSE TO PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY?
JG Sieluzycka, ES Pienkowska, P Twarkowski · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: PURPOSE: To determine the advantages and limitations of a ultrasound examination in evaluating the effectiveness of preoperative chemotherapy Methods and Materials: MATERIALS AND Methods: 24 patients (aged 33–68 years) with breast cancer who had received pre-operative chemotherapy were included in this study. Ultrasound examination was performed priori to preoperative chemotherapy and 6 weeks after. All ultrasound were taken using a 6–11MHz linear probe. The clinical and radiological diagnosis of breast cancer was confirmed by fine needle aspiration biopsy or core needle biopsy. Patients were operated u…