Size of breast malignant tumor: comparison of US, mammography and CT with measuring after surgery

Purpose: To assess the accuracy of ultrasound (US), mammography and computed tomography (CT) in measuring malignant mass of breast as the size of tumor is a main criterion of T determination by TNM classification of breast cancer. Materials and methods: Forty women with biopsy-proved breast cancer (range age, 27–70 years; mean, 48 years) were examined by US of breast, mammography and chest CT. Twelve patients underwent surgery (lampectomy or mastectomy) than. The largest sizes of tumor under each type of imaging were compared to the postoperative macroscopic findings. Results: The true tumors sizes ranged from 1…