A 76-year-old woman was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer with bilateral multiple lung and pleural metastases in March 2003. Her CEA and CA15-3 level were 7.6 ng/ml and 98.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Three dimensional volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination magnetic resonance imaging(3D-VIBE MRI) has the advantage of improving z-axis resolution, which makes it possible to obtain high quality multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) and 3-D reconstruction images. Using these capabilities of 3D-VIBE MRI, we have attempted to diagnose and evaluate breast tumors for preoperative planning.
Materials And Methods: One hundred patients with breast cancer and 5 patients with benign breast tumors were scanned by 1.
A 49-year-old female underwent bilateral breast preserving surgery for heterochronic breast cancers. She later developed a sternal metastasis and was recommended for intravenous chemotherapy. However, she refused such an intensive therapy and opted for immunotherapy.
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