Table 1 Clinical features: sizes of tumours pre-chemotherapy, post-chemotherapy and after surgery

From: Using MRI to plan breast-conserving surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer

   

Max diameter pre-chemo (cm)

Max diameter post-chemo (cm)

  
 

Age (years)

Stage

Clinical

MRI

Mammo

USS

MRI

Mammo

USS

Surgery

Histology (cm)

 1

24

T2N0

5

4.5

NA

4.5

3

Not measurable

2.5

BCS

2.5

 2

41

T3N0

6

3

3.5

2.8

2.5

3.5

2

BCS

2.3

 3

52

T2N0

4

3.5

3

3.1

3.4

Not measurable

2.5

BCS

4

 4

48

T2N0

4

3.5

NA

3

0

Not measurable

2

BCS

0.6

 5

41

T3N1

5

4.5

2

4

1.8

1.5

1.7

BCS then re-do

1.8

 6

55

T3N1

6

5

5

NA

5.6

Not measurable

3.9

Mastectomy

1.8

 7

42

T2N0

5

4

5

NA

0

0

0.3

BCS then re-do

0.1

 8

43

T2N0

4

2.3

5

5

2

Not measurable

1.5

BCS

1.5

 9

42

T2N1

5

2.7

NA

2.2

3

Not measurable

2.2

BCS

1.4

10

40

T2N0

3

2

NA

2.3

1.3

1.8

0.8

BCS

1.3

11

49

T1N1

2

2

NA

0.6

0

0.6

0.5

Mastectomy

0

12

56

T2N2

3

2.3

2

2

1.3

Not measurable

1

BCS

0.95

13

35

T2N1

4.5

6

2

4

1.4

Not measurable

0.8

Mastectomy

4

14

49

T2N1

3

3

3

2.8

2

Not measurable

2.5

BCS

0 (DCIS)

15

55

T3N1

6

2

6

3

0

0

0

BCS

0

16

47

T2N1

5

2.3

NA

NA

0

0

0.3

Radiotherapy only

0

17

60

T2N1

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

0

1

0

Radiotherapy only

0

18

36

T2N0

4

2.4

0

1.2

2.5

Not measurable

2.8

BCS

2.4

19

50

T2NX

2

2.2

1

2.1

0

0

0

BCS

0.6

20

40

T2N1

2

3

2

2.5

1.5

Not measurable

1.3

Mastectomy

1.1

21

35

T3N1

6

4.5

3

4

1.5

Not measurable

1.2

BCS

1.4

22

55

T3N1

5

5

NA

4

3

4

3.3

Mastectomy

6.7

23

33

T2N0

3.5

4

NA

3.7

1

0

0

BCS

0.1

24

37

T3N0

8

3.5

4

3

2

Not measurable

1.9

BCS

2.7

25

35

T1N0

2

2.8

2

2

1.2

Not measurable

NA

Mastectomy

1.5

26

47

T3N1

4

5

4

3.9

2.5

Not measurable

1.3

BCS

1.5

27

53

T3N1

6

4

3

2

1.3

0

0

Mastectomy

0.1

28

33

T2N0

2

3.5

NA

3

0.9

0

0.7

BCS

1.2

29

33

T3N1

6

4

5.5

5.2

2.5

Not measurable

2.8

BCS

4

30

25

T3N0

5

4

5.5

5

4

2

2.6

BCS

3.5

31

31

T3N1

5

4

NA

4.5

1

Not measurable

1.1

Mastectomy

1.9

32

45

T2N0

5

3

NA

3.7

2.5

Not measurable

0.4

Mastectomy

2.8