How do you approach discrepancies between MRI and mammogram results for staging for breast cancer?
Are there specific considerations you/your tumor board take into account?
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Medical Oncology · Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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I assume that you're asking about discrepancies in primary tumor size/extent, not the detection of additional suspicious lesions by MRI elsewhere in the same breast that may need to be biopsied to determine if the patient is a candidate for breast conservation. MRI tends to slightly overestimate tum...
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