Is the presence of edema and necrosis on T2WI pretreatment breast MRI the key to predict pCR of triple negative breast cancer?
Taiyo Leopoldo HaradaTakayoshi UematsuKazuaki NakashimaTakashi SuginoSeiichirou NishimuraKaoru TakahashiTomomi HayashiYukiko TadokoroJunichiro WatanabeShogo NakamotoTakahiro ItoPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• Pathological complete response in TNBC-NST had no correlation with intramammary edema or intratumoral necrosis. • NAC may be justified in TNBC-NST even in the presence of edema or necrosis. • The extension of edema correlated with tumor size of TNBC-NST.