Diagnostic Versus Screening Mammography Recommendations for Postlumpectomy Imaging Surveillance of Patients with Breast Cancer

Derek L. Nguyen, Angela Liang, Lisa A. Mullen, Eniola Oluyemi, Kelly Myers, Babita Panigrahi, Emily B. Ambinder

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Abstract

Among 707 women who were recommended to undergo annual diagnostic mammography (DM) surveillance after lumpectomy for breast cancer, 94.9%, 90.4%, and 84.3% of women presented for DM at years 1, 2, and 3 after lumpectomy. A total of 18.8%, 11.0%, and 9.9% of women received additional views at years 1, 2, and 3, compared with the 10.1% institutional screening recall rate. The postlumpectomy year 3 cancer detection rate of 11.7 cancers per 1000 DM examinations was below DM benchmarks. These preliminary findings suggest that returning to screening mammography may be acceptable after 1 year of postlumpectomy DM follow-up.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1081-1082
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican Journal of Roentgenology
Volume217
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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