Background To evaluate the best method in our center to measure preoperative tumor size
in breast tumors, using as reference the tumor size in the postoperative surgical specimen …

Objective: The clinical breast tumour size can be assessed preoperatively by physical
examination, mammography and ultrasound. At present it is not clear which modality …

Introduction The objective of this study was to determine which image test used to measure
the size of pre-operative primary breast cancer (mammography, ultrasound or magnetic …

Purpose To compare the accuracy of preoperative breast tumor size measurements
obtained on three imaging modalities (mammography [MM], sonography [US], and MRI) with …

Aims. Clinical assessment of tumour size is often used to choose between mastectomy and
primary medical therapy. Clinical and imaging modalities may have varying levels of …

Accurate presurgical assessment of tumor size is important for choosing appropriate
treatment, especially with the increasing use of neoadjuvant and minimally invasive therapy …

Summary Purpose. Mammography (MG), breast (BU) and axillary ultrasound (AU), and
clinical examination (CE) are commonly used for clinical staging. These different methods …

Background Tumour size in breast cancer influences therapeutic decisions. The purpose of
this study was to evaluate sizing of primary breast cancer using mammography, sonography …

Paramount to staging and patient management is accurately measuring the size of invasive
breast cancers. We assessed the accuracy of mammography (MG), ultrasonography (US) …

Background: With the increasing use of neoadjuvant and minimally invasive therapy, the
accuracy of preoperative determination of breast tumor size becomes important. Therefore …