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. 2016 Nov 24;8(11):e895. doi: 10.7759/cureus.895

Table 1. Changes in Management as a Result of a Review of Diagnostic Imaging Films/Histopathology and Discussion.

Abbreviations: SLNB - sentinel lymph node biopsy, CT - computed tomography, BCS - breast conserving surgery

Pre-MCC plan Post-MCC consensus plan Malignant or benign disease No. of cases
BCS Mastectomy Malignant (3) 3
BCS Biopsy Malignant 1
BCS MRI, neoadjuvant chemotherapy + Herceptin Malignant 1
Biopsy right lesion Biopsy right lesion and suspicious left lesion Malignant 1
Follow /no excision Surgical excision Benign 1
Follow Re-biopsy Benign 1
Image localization Major duct excision, no localization Benign 1
No SLNB Perform SLNB Malignant 1
Plan dependent on MCC consensus Biopsy Malignant (1) Benign (1) 2
Plan dependent on MCC consensus BCS Malignant 1
Plan dependent on MCC consensus Mastectomy Malignant 1
Plan dependent on MCC consensus Surgical excision Malignant (2) 2
Plan dependent on MCC consensus Re-excision of margins Malignant 1
Plan dependent on MCC consensus No biopsy/follow Benign (2) 2
Plan dependent on MCC consensus Further imaging Benign (3) 3
Plan dependent on MCC consensus Radiotherapy Malignant (2) 2
Radiotherapy Biopsy/external histopathology slide review Benign 1
Refer for surgery Repeat biopsy Malignant 1
Refer for surgery Radiotherapy Malignant 1
Segmental mastectomy and SLNB Re-imaging with CT Malignant 1
SLNB and ?needle core or ?excisional biopsy Excisional biopsy, no SLNB Malignant 1
Surgical excision No surgical excision Malignant 1
Surgical excision Vacuum assisted biopsy Benign 1