3D breast ultrasound: a significant predictor in breast cancer reduction under pre-operative chemotherapy. 2011

Mathias Warm, and Volker Duda, and Christian Eichler, and Nadia Harbeck, and Axel Gossmann, and Anke Thomas, and Markus Hoopmann, and Ralf Ohlinger, and Martina Breidenbach, and Ronald E Kates
Department of Senology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

BACKGROUND The objective was the investigation of a possible predictive quantitative impact of initial tumor sphericity, measured by 3D sonography, on response to pre-operative chemotherapy. METHODS This 3D ultrasound study was conducted on 41 consecutive primary breast cancer patients who received pre-operative epirubicin and paclitaxel chemotherapy; the tumors were measured by 3D sonography and by pathology after chemotherapy. Sphericity was defined as the ratio of the smallest to the largest extent by 3D sonography. RESULTS A predictive impact of initial tumor sphericity on response to pre-operative chemotherapy was quantitatively identified for the first time. Sphericity was a significant predictor of pathological complete remission with a rank difference of 0.34 or about 1/3 i.e., spherical tumors were more likely to show successful remission. CONCLUSIONS Tumor sphericity as defined from 3D sonography could be predictive of response to pre-operative chemotherapy regimens; prospective investigation is suggested.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009367 Neoplasm Staging Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. Cancer Staging,Staging, Neoplasm,Tumor Staging,TNM Classification,TNM Staging,TNM Staging System,Classification, TNM,Classifications, TNM,Staging System, TNM,Staging Systems, TNM,Staging, Cancer,Staging, TNM,Staging, Tumor,System, TNM Staging,Systems, TNM Staging,TNM Classifications,TNM Staging Systems
D011300 Preoperative Care Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) Care, Preoperative,Preoperative Procedure,Preoperative Procedures,Procedure, Preoperative,Procedures, Preoperative
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D012074 Remission Induction Therapeutic act or process that initiates a response to a complete or partial remission level. Induction of Remission,Induction, Remission,Inductions, Remission,Remission Inductions
D001943 Breast Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST. Breast Cancer,Breast Tumors,Cancer of Breast,Breast Carcinoma,Cancer of the Breast,Human Mammary Carcinoma,Malignant Neoplasm of Breast,Malignant Tumor of Breast,Mammary Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasm, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human,Neoplasms, Breast,Tumors, Breast,Breast Carcinomas,Breast Malignant Neoplasm,Breast Malignant Neoplasms,Breast Malignant Tumor,Breast Malignant Tumors,Breast Neoplasm,Breast Tumor,Cancer, Breast,Cancer, Mammary,Cancers, Mammary,Carcinoma, Breast,Carcinoma, Human Mammary,Carcinomas, Breast,Carcinomas, Human Mammary,Human Mammary Carcinomas,Human Mammary Neoplasm,Human Mammary Neoplasms,Mammary Cancers,Mammary Carcinomas, Human,Neoplasm, Breast,Neoplasm, Human Mammary,Neoplasms, Human Mammary,Tumor, Breast
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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