The role of digital mammographic surveillance for detection of asymptomatic recurrence in autologous flap reconstructions

To evaluate the utility of digital mammography in detecting asymptomatic malignancy in autologous flap reconstructions after mastectomy. A retrospective database review identified all mammograms performed on asymptomatic patients with flap reconstructions over a 9-year period (1/1/2009 to 12/31/2017...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical imaging 2024-02, Vol.106, p.110062-110062, Article 110062
Hauptverfasser: Hastings-Robinson, Ashley, Chung, Maggie, Hayward, Jessica H, Ray, Kimberly M, Price, Elissa R, Navarro, Ryan, Joe, Bonnie N, Lee, Amie Y
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Zusammenfassung:To evaluate the utility of digital mammography in detecting asymptomatic malignancy in autologous flap reconstructions after mastectomy. A retrospective database review identified all mammograms performed on asymptomatic patients with flap reconstructions over a 9-year period (1/1/2009 to 12/31/2017). A negative examination was defined as BI-RADS 1 or 2 and a positive examination was defined as BI-RADS 0, 4, or 5 assigned to the mastectomy side. Malignant outcomes were determined by pathology results. Interval cancers, or false negatives, were defined as locoregional malignant diagnosis within one year of a negative mammogram. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, abnormal interpretation rate, and cancer detection rate were calculated. 626 mammograms of asymptomatic flap reconstructions were performed in 183 patients. The most common flap type was TRAM (83.5 %, 523/626) and DIEP (13.4 %, 84/626). Most exams (98.2 %, 615/626) were negative, assessed as BI-RADS 1 or 2, with no interval cancers at follow-up. Eleven exams (1.8 %, 11/626) were positive, assessed as BI-RADS 0, 4, or 5. After diagnostic work-up of all BI-RADS 0 exams, 9 cases had a final recommendation for biopsy of which 3 were malignant. Mammography yielded a cancer detection rate of 0.5 % (3/626), abnormal interpretation rate of 1.8 % (11/626), NPV of 100 % (615/615), overall PPV of 27.3 % (3/11), PPV2 (positive predictive value of a biopsy recommendation) of 33.3 % (3/9), sensitivity of 100 % (3/3), and specificity of 98.7 % (615/623). Digital mammography of asymptomatic autologous flap reconstructions after mastectomy demonstrated high sensitivity and low abnormal interpretation rate. Cancer detection rate was comparable to current national benchmarks for mammographic screening in the general U.S. population without mastectomy.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2023.110062