Prognostic value of response evaluation based on breast MRI after neoadjuvant treatment: a retrospective cohort study.

Almir Galvao Vieira BitencourtBarbara S PiresVinicius F CalsavaraErika M S NegrãoJuliana A SouzaLuciana GrazianoCamila S GuatelliFabiana B MakdissiSolange M SanchesMonique C TavaresCynthia A B T OsórioMarina De BrotElvira F MarquesRubens Chojniak

Published in: European radiology (2021)

• Association of response evaluation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy by pathology and MRI allows better stratification of prognosis. • Complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy on pathology and MRI was related to better disease-free survival. • Complete response on MRI or pathology only had a greater risk of recurrence.

Keyphrases

neoadjuvant chemotherapy
locally advanced
contrast enhanced
free survival
lymph node
magnetic resonance imaging
sentinel lymph node
rectal cancer
diffusion weighted imaging
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
magnetic resonance