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Early detection of recurrent breast carcinoma treated conservatively may be a diagnostic challenge when patients have undergone prior breast irradiation, either alone or in combination with surgery, chemotherapy or hormone therapy. Post-treatment follow-up is often difficult as post-radiation changes may mimic or obscure recurrent tumors on clinical examination or mammography. In fact these techniques are known as limited for differentiating fibrotic lesions and tumorous tissue, and repeated biopsies are often required. Previous reports have shown promising results with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in differentiating these conditions with Gadolinium enhanced-sequences, with partial results in the follow-up of irradiated breast [1–3].
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Dao, T.H., Campana, F., Fourquet, A., Laurent, M., Asselain, B., Rahmouni, A. (1994). Recurrent breast carcinoma after conservative treatment: MRI features and pathologic correlation. In: Banzet, P., Holland, J.F., Khayat, D., Weil, M. (eds) Cancer Treatment An Update. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0765-2_25
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