Assessment of skin involvement in breast cancer: preoperative ultrasound and anatomopathological correlation

R. G. Brandao; K. B. F. Alves; S. Elias; A. F. L. Waitzberg; A. C. P. Nazário

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Assessment of skin involvement in breast cancer: preoperative ultrasound and anatomopathological correlation

R. G. Brandao, K. B. F. Alves, S. Elias, A. F. L. Waitzberg, A. C. P. Naz Rio

Abstract :

Introduction: The removal of the overlying skin carcinoma is often unnecessary and can compromise the aesthetic result of east surgery. Objectives: To correlate the tumor–skin distance obtained from the ultrasound and pathologic examinations and establish a relationship between these parameters. Methods: This was a prospective correlational study of 39 women presenting 41 east tumors who were diagnosed with invasive cancer. The distance between the lesion and skin was measured using preoperative ultrasound examinations and an anatomopathological evaluation. Results: The mean distance between the tumor and skin obtained from the ultrasound was 0.8 cm (0.15 – 2.43 cm). The pathologic examinations yielded a mean distance of 2.21 cm (0.5 – 5.0 cm). Conclusion: The tumor–skin measurements obtained from ultrasound correlated well with those obtained from pathologic examinations (r = 0.75). The distance obtained by sonography was consistently less than that obtained from a pathology specimen, and the average difference was 3.1–fold.