Purpose
The second International Consensus Conference on B3 lesions was held in Zurich, Switzerland, in March 2018, organized by the International Breast Ultrasound School to re-evaluate the consensus recommendations.
Methods
This study (1) evaluated how management recommendations of the first Zurich Consensus Conference of 2016 on B3 lesions had influenced daily practice and (2) reviewed current literature towards recommendations to biopsy.
Results
In 2018, the consensus recommendations for management of B3 lesions remained almost unchanged: For flat epithelial atypia (FEA), classical lobular neoplasia (LN), papillary lesions (PL) and radial scars (RS) diagnosed on core-needle biopsy (CNB) or vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB), excision by VAB in preference to open surgery, and for atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) and phyllodes tumors (PT) diagnosed at VAB or CNB, first-line open surgical excision (OE) with follow-up surveillance imaging for 5 years. Analyzing the Database of the Swiss Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsies (MIBB) with more than 30,000 procedures recorded, there was a significant increase in recommending more frequent surveillance of LN [65% in 2018 vs. 51% in 2016 (
p
= 0.004)], FEA (72% in 2018 vs. 62% in 2016 (
p
= 0.005)), and PL [(76% in 2018 vs. 70% in 2016 (
p
= 0.04)] diagnosed on VAB. A trend to more frequent surveillance was also noted also for RS [77% in 2018 vs. 67% in 2016 (
p
= 0.07)].
Conclusions
Minimally invasive management of B3 lesions (except ADH and PT) with VAB continues to be appropriate as an alternative to first-line OE in most cases, but with more frequent surveillance, especially for LN.
IMPORTANCE Approximately one-quarter of adnexal masses detected at ultrasonography are indeterminate for benignity or malignancy, posing a substantial clinical dilemma. OBJECTIVE To validate the accuracy of a 5-point Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting Data System Magnetic Resonance Imaging (O-RADS MRI) score for risk stratification of adnexal masses.
Objective: To summarize the results of pelvic insufficiency fracture (PIF) incidence in patients with anal or gynaecological cancer treated by pelvic intensitymodulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Methods: The clinical and morphological (CT and/or pelvic MRI) characteristics of patients treated by IMRT at our institution between 2007 and 2014 were analyzed. The global incidence of PIF after external beam radiotherapy and the impact of tumour site (gynaecological or anal cancer) were determined. A dosimetric study was then performed to compare patients with and without pelvic fracture. Results: 341 patients were treated by IMRT for gynaecological or anal cancer between 2007 and 2014. 15 patients experienced at least 1 pelvic fracture after external beam radiotherapy, corresponding to an overall incidence of 4.4%. Age and menopausal status were correlated with an increased fracture risk (p 5 0.0274 and p , 0.0001, respectively). The site of the primary tumour (gynaecological or anal canal) was not associated with an excess fracture risk. The median maximum dose received at the fracture site was 50.3 Gy (range: 40.8-68.4 Gy). Conclusion: The incidence of pelvic fracture after IMRT is low, but is higher after the age of 50 and in patients who are postmenopausal. Pre-treatment evaluation of bone density by bone densitometry and phosphorus-calcium assessment could be useful prior to the management of these patients. Advances in knowledge: Pelvic fractures are a frequent complication after radiotherapy. The influence of IMRT and clinical characteristics were evaluated in this study.
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