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Assessment of breast lesion size and characterization: correlation of cone-beam breast-CT, digital breast tomosynthesis, full-field digital mammography with histopathological examination of mastectomy specimens

Conditions
C50
Malignant neoplasm of breast
Registration Number
DRKS00012625
Lead Sponsor
niversity Medical Center Goettingen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Patients scheduled for mastectomy due to at least one biopsy-proven malignant breast lesion.

Exclusion Criteria

Age under 18 years and prophylactic mastectomy.

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measurement (in millimeter) of breast lesions by FFDM, DBT and CBBCT immediately after mastectomy via a radiologist. Lesion size was measured in coronary orientation.<br>Immediate histological fixation of the mastectomy specimen, histopathological size measurement of breast lesions (in millimeter) within a few days via a pathologist.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Characterisation of breast lesions with the aforementioned imaging modalities in comparison to histopathology.
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