The diagnostic accuracy of mammography and ultrasonography for recurrent breast cancer after breast conserving treatment

Objective

To evaluate the performance of mammography and breast ultrasonography to diagnose tumor recurrence in patients after breast conserving therapy.

Material and Methods

Imaging findings of 130 breast cancer patients treated by breast conserving therapy (BCT) who have followed up with mammography and ultrasonography at our center between 1 ^st January 2010 and 1st January 2016 were interpreted by two radiologists. The information of recurrent tumor and baseline data were blinded. Imaging interpretation followed the ACR Breast imaging-reporting and data system (BI-RADS) 5th edition guideline. Findings of mammography, breast ultrasonography, demographic data and histological data were recorded and analyzed.

Results

The presence of mass in mammography (P-value=0.025) and internal vascularity in mass in ultrasonography (P-value<0.001) were associated with recurrent tumor at the surgical bed. All the recurrent tumors were interpreted as BI-RADS 4 (71 patients) with sensitivity= 100%, specificity= 89.5%. BIRADS4 is significant in the diagnosis of recurrent breast cancer in BCT patients (AUC of the ROC curve = 0.742 and 95% CI=(0.7–0.79)).

Conclusion

The presence of mass in mammography and internal vascularity in the mass in ultrasonography are the imaging findings which were significantly related to recurrent tumor at surgical bed in patient with breast conserving treatment.