… preoperative MRIs and on SLNBs that had been performed in these patients (1) to determine
the efficacy and cost of preoperative MRI in detecting occult cancer … stage breast cancer in …

Detecting Occult Malignancy in Prophylactic Mastectomy: Preoperative MRI Versus Sentinel
Lymph Node Biopsy … Sentinel Node Biopsy Detecting Occult Malignancy in Prophylactic …

… at the time of PM, MRI may help detect an occult cancer in approximately 80% of cases and
… Although we do not suggest that all patients undergoing PM require a preoperative MRI, we …

… This study also suggests that use of preoperative breast MRI imaging could offer a potential
non-invasive tool to detect occult malignancy and select patients who can safely undergo …

… In the subgroup of women who underwent preoperative MRI and had occult malignancy, 80…
This resulted in an overall MRI sensitivity of 78% for detection of occult cancer. Furthermore, …

… ) advised against the routine completion of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for CPM. …
cancer detection and the time lapsed from preoperative MRI to surgery. While breast MRI is …

… MRI; occult cancer was found 3% of subjects, all of whom had negative SLNB. The sensitivity
of MRI for detecting an occult cancer … an important role of MRI as a preoperative tool to help …

… , so that sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy could be offered at … a contralateral cancer was
detected by preoperative MRI … negative preoperative MRI or lack of a preoperative MRI should …

… If pre-operative MRI was performed in the prophylactic breast, … of all PM specimens containing
occult carcinoma and their … include preoperative MRI studies for identifying unsuspected …

… that evaluated the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of occult …
Nevertheless, a negative preoperative MRI would help stratify patients who would undergo PM …