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Case 10

Contributed by Jordana Phillips MD

Updated December 2021

52-year-old woman with new diagnosis of right breast invasive ductal cancer presents for CEM for extent of disease. MRI couldn't be performed.

Instruction: Look at the images below and answer the question that follows.

Diagnostic CEM

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>> Click for Diagnostic Ultrasound

There is an enhancing mass in the upper outer right breast corresponding to the known malignancy. A smaller enhancing mass is noted in the right axilla. Targeted ultrasound was performed revealing a small concerning mass. Biopsy revealed a metastatic node.

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Question

How did CEM help stage this patient?

Determine size of tumor

Full evaluation of lymph node basins

Only enhancing areas reflect clinically significant cancer

CEM features predict tumor subtype

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