Open AccessTumor-to-Gland Volume Ratio versus Tumor-to-Breast Ratio as Measured on CBBCT: Possible Predictors of Breast-Conserving Surgery
Author(s) -
Jiawei Li,
Guobin Zhong,
Keqiong Wang,
Wei Kang,
Wei Wei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s312288
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , breast conserving surgery , mastectomy , mammary gland , breast surgery , radiation therapy , breast tumor , cancer , radiology
Breast-conserving surgery plus postoperative radiotherapy is the standard surgical treatment mode for early breast cancer. Currently, there are no clear predictive indicators to determine whether a patient can choose breast-conserving surgery, which mainly depends on the surgeon's clinical experience and subjective judgment. Cone-beam breast computed tomography (CBBCT) reconstructs the breast 3D image from three mutually perpendicular angles, helping surgeons to locate and accurately measure the volume of the tumor, mammary gland, and breast. We used CBBCT to retrospectively measure the tumor-to-gland volume ratio and tumor-to-breast volume ratio in breast cancer cases. Then, we analyzed the correlation between the surgical methods and ratios in breast cancer patients.