[Impact of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging on surgical management: experience of two university hospitals].

Objectives: Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has attained a solid position in the diagnosis of breast cancer but its benefit is still to be confirmed in the preoperative staging. The authors assessed the impact of preoperative breast MRI on surgical management of breast cancer in two university hospitals.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective review was realized in two university hospitals and concerned all patients with breast carcinoma who had a surgical first therapy.