Research Article

Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Preoperative Staging and Work-Up of Patients Affected by Invasive Lobular Carcinoma or Invasive Ductolobular Carcinoma

Table 2

Summary of MRI performances.

ā€‰Patients (%)

Additional areas of disease found on MRI (%)93 (60%)
Multifocal/multicentric disease (%)46 (29,7%)
Additional cancer areas confirmed on second look exams and biopsy61 (39,4%)
Contralateral disease15 (9,6%)
Change in surgical management58 (37,4%)
Reoperation rate6 (3,9%)