Diagnostic Versus Screening Mammography Recommendations for Postlumpectomy Imaging Surveillance of Patients With Breast Cancer

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Nov;217(5):1081-1082. doi: 10.2214/AJR.20.25417. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

Abstract

Among 707 women who were recommended to undergo annual diagnostic mammography (DM) surveillance after lumpectomy for breast cancer, 94.9%, 90.4%, and 84.3% of women presented for DM at years 1, 2, and 3 after lumpectomy. A total of 18.8%, 11.0%, and 9.9% of women received additional views at years 1, 2, and 3, compared with the 10.1% institutional screening recall rate. The postlumpectomy year 3 cancer detection rate of 11.7 cancers per 1000 DM examinations was below DM benchmarks. These preliminary findings suggest that returning to screening mammography may be acceptable after 1 year of postlumpectomy DM follow-up.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Mammography*
  • Mastectomy, Segmental*
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Retrospective Studies