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Introducción El margen positivo en cirugía conservadora del cáncer de mama es un importante factor pronóstico. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar cómo influye nuestro protocolo de evaluación intraoperatoria del margen del espécimen en la frecuencia de márgenes afectos (MA). Además, estudiamos la precisión de nuestro protocolo como prueba diagnóstica de MA. Métodos Se incluyeron pacientes tratadas mediante cirugía conservadora de la mama por carcinoma invasivo en un centro de referencia de cáncer de mama entre 2004 y 2015. El análisis intraoperatorio del margen consistió en una inspección macroscópica del espécimen por parte del patólogo. Se empleó ink on tumor como definición de MA. Resultados Se incluyeron 799 pacientes. En 312 pacientes (39%) el margen se consideró afectado o amenazado, y se realizó una ampliación intraoperatoria. En la evaluación definitiva se confirmó que 123 de ellas tenían un margen afecto, y en 189 estaba libre. Por otro lado, se consideró que 487 muestras tenían el margen inicial libre y no se realizó ampliación intraoperatoria. Posteriormente se confirmó un margen final libre en 459 de estas pacientes (94,2%). Veintiocho pacientes tuvieron margen libre intraoperatoriamente, pero margen final afecto. Si no se hubiera realizado el análisis intraoperatorio del margen, la tasa de MA definitivo hubiera sido del 18,9% (151 pacientes de 799). Gracias a las ampliaciones intraoperatorias, la tasa de MA definitivo en tumores infiltrantes se redujo de 18,9 a 5,7%: hubo 46 pacientes con margen final afecto, 28 del grupo de margen intraoperatorio libre y 18 del grupo de márgenes intraoperatorios comprometidos. La sensibilidad del procedimiento fue de 0,81, mientras que la especificidad fue de 0,71. El valor predictivo positivo fue de 0,39 y el valor predictivo negativo fue de 0,94. Conclusión... (AU)
Introduction A positive margin in breast-conserving surgery is an important prognostic factor. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of our protocol for the intraoperative assessment of the surgical specimen on the frequency of margin involvement (MI). We also studied the accuracy of our protocol as a diagnostic test of MI. Methods We included patients treated with breast-conserving surgery for infiltrating ductal carcinoma in a breast cancer referral centre between 2004 and 2015. Intraoperative assessment consisted of macroscopic inspection of the specimen by a pathologist. MI was defined by ink on tumor. Results A total of 799 patients were included. In 312 patients (39%), the margin was considered involved or in danger of involvement and intraoperative widening was performed. MI was confirmed by definitive assessment in 123 of these patients and clear margins were confirmed in 189 patients. In 487 patients, the initial margin was considered disease-free and margin enlargement was not performed. In 459 of these patients (94.2%) subsequent analysis confirmed disease-free margins. In 28 patients, intraoperative assessment suggested disease-free margins but subsequent analysis revealed MI. Without intraoperative margin assessment, the rate of definitive MI would have been 18.9% (151 patients out of 799). Due to intraoperative widening, the rate of definitive MI in infiltrating tumours was decreased from 18.9 to 5.7%. Definitive MI was found in 46 patients, 28 in the group with disease-free margins at the intraoperative assessment and 18 in the group with MI at the intraoperative assessment. The sensitivity of the procedure was 0.81 and specificity was 0.71. The positive predictive value was 0.39 and the negative predictive value was 0.94. ConclusionThe application of our protocol for the intraoperative assessment of infiltrating tumors revealed an MI rate of 5.7%... (AU)
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Humans , Female , Mastectomy, Segmental , Breast Neoplasms , Margins of Excision , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
Introducción El margen positivo en cirugía conservadora del cáncer de mama es un importante factor pronóstico. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar cómo influye nuestro protocolo de evaluación intraoperatoria del margen del espécimen en la frecuencia de márgenes afectos (MA). Además, estudiamos la precisión de nuestro protocolo como prueba diagnóstica de MA. Métodos Se incluyeron pacientes tratadas mediante cirugía conservadora de la mama por carcinoma invasivo en un centro de referencia de cáncer de mama entre 2004 y 2015. El análisis intraoperatorio del margen consistió en una inspección macroscópica del espécimen por parte del patólogo. Se empleó ink on tumor como definición de MA. Resultados Se incluyeron 799 pacientes. En 312 pacientes (39%) el margen se consideró afectado o amenazado, y se realizó una ampliación intraoperatoria. En la evaluación definitiva se confirmó que 123 de ellas tenían un margen afecto, y en 189 estaba libre. Por otro lado, se consideró que 487 muestras tenían el margen inicial libre y no se realizó ampliación intraoperatoria. Posteriormente se confirmó un margen final libre en 459 de estas pacientes (94,2%). Veintiocho pacientes tuvieron margen libre intraoperatoriamente, pero margen final afecto. Si no se hubiera realizado el análisis intraoperatorio del margen, la tasa de MA definitivo hubiera sido del 18,9% (151 pacientes de 799). Gracias a las ampliaciones intraoperatorias, la tasa de MA definitivo en tumores infiltrantes se redujo de 18,9 a 5,7%: hubo 46 pacientes con margen final afecto, 28 del grupo de margen intraoperatorio libre y 18 del grupo de márgenes intraoperatorios comprometidos. La sensibilidad del procedimiento fue de 0,81, mientras que la especificidad fue de 0,71. El valor predictivo positivo fue de 0,39 y el valor predictivo negativo fue de 0,94. Conclusión... (AU)
Introduction A positive margin in breast-conserving surgery is an important prognostic factor. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of our protocol for the intraoperative assessment of the surgical specimen on the frequency of margin involvement (MI). We also studied the accuracy of our protocol as a diagnostic test of MI. Methods We included patients treated with breast-conserving surgery for infiltrating ductal carcinoma in a breast cancer referral centre between 2004 and 2015. Intraoperative assessment consisted of macroscopic inspection of the specimen by a pathologist. MI was defined by ink on tumor. Results A total of 799 patients were included. In 312 patients (39%), the margin was considered involved or in danger of involvement and intraoperative widening was performed. MI was confirmed by definitive assessment in 123 of these patients and clear margins were confirmed in 189 patients. In 487 patients, the initial margin was considered disease-free and margin enlargement was not performed. In 459 of these patients (94.2%) subsequent analysis confirmed disease-free margins. In 28 patients, intraoperative assessment suggested disease-free margins but subsequent analysis revealed MI. Without intraoperative margin assessment, the rate of definitive MI would have been 18.9% (151 patients out of 799). Due to intraoperative widening, the rate of definitive MI in infiltrating tumours was decreased from 18.9 to 5.7%. Definitive MI was found in 46 patients, 28 in the group with disease-free margins at the intraoperative assessment and 18 in the group with MI at the intraoperative assessment. The sensitivity of the procedure was 0.81 and specificity was 0.71. The positive predictive value was 0.39 and the negative predictive value was 0.94. ConclusionThe application of our protocol for the intraoperative assessment of infiltrating tumors revealed an MI rate of 5.7%... (AU)
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Humans , Female , Mastectomy, Segmental , Breast Neoplasms , Margins of Excision , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The standard treatment for endometrial cancer is simple hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Patients with high risk also benefit from lumbo-aortic lymphadenectomy. High risk patients include those with grades and histologic subtypes associated with poor prognosis and depth of myometrial invasion greater than 50% (M2). To determine which patients would benefit from lumbo-aortic lymphadenectomy, the depth of myometrial invasion can be assessed by intraoperative frozen section or by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We aimed to determine the diagnostic yield of intraoperative frozen section and MRI for detecting the presence of M2 in patients with endometrial cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study included women with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of endometrial cancer who underwent baseline MRI and surgical intervention in our institution between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2017. We reviewed the MRI studies and the intraoperative frozen section reports and compared them with the information in the histopathology report. We compared the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the two tests. We also calculated the diagnostic accuracy of each method and the percentages of underestimation and overestimation. Finally, we calculated the predictive value of MRI for the presence of M2, adjusting it for the histologic variables known to be associated with poor prognosis. RESULTS: To detect M2, MRI had 63% sensitivity, 87% specificity, 73% PPV, and 81% NPV; the diagnostic accuracy was 78.8%, with 13.12% underestimation and 8.13% overestimation of M2. Intraoperative frozen section had 69% sensitivity, 86.7% specificity, 69% PPV, and 86% NPV; the diagnostic accuracy was 81.5%, with 9.24% underestimation and 9.24% overestimation of M2. The degree of concordance between the two methods was moderate (k=0.54, p < 0.00001). CONCLUSIONS: In our experience, MRI and intraoperative frozen section have adequate diagnostic yields for determining M2, though intraoperative frozen section is slightly better. The contribution of MRI in determining the presence and the site of deep myometrial invasion, as well as the factors that can confound the diagnosis, when added to the contribution of intraoperative frozen section, means that both methods help reduce the number of unnecessary lymph node dissections and the morbidity, mortality, and health costs associated with this practice.
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Endometrial Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology , Frozen Sections , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Myometrium/diagnostic imaging , Myometrium/pathology , Aged , Cross-Sectional Studies , Endometrial Neoplasms/surgery , Female , Humans , Intraoperative Period , Middle Aged , Neoplasm InvasivenessABSTRACT
Introduction: The sentinel lymph node (SN) biopsy has become the standard technique for staging the axillary involvement in breast cancer. The intraoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastatic involvement can immediately decide the need for axillary dissection. The main objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of intraoperative frozen section in the investigation of metastases in the SN, in patients with breast cancer, between 1999 and 2011. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of patients operated for invasive breast cancer, in which the SN was studied with intraoperative frozen section. Results: 503 patients biopsy was performed with intraoperative frozen section. One hundred fifty-four (30.6 percent) patients had metastases in the SN, of these 103 (66.9 percent) were detected on frozen section. No significant difference in the ability to detect metastases for tumors up to 2 cm and tumors more than 2 cm was observed (p = 0.86). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of frozen section for detection of metastases in the SN was 66.9 percent, 99.7 percent, 99 percent and 87 percent, respectively. Conclusions: The accuracy of intraoperative biopsy for detection of metastases in the SN in our center is comparable to that described in the literature, being effective only for the investigation of macrometastases (MA). Given the low frequency of metastases in the SN in tumors up to 2 cm, associated with a relatively high number of micro (MI) and submicrometastasis (SM) and false negatives, it seems that in these tumors intraoperative biopsy is unnecessary.
Introducción: La biopsia del linfonodo centinela (LC) se ha convertido en la técnica estándar para estadificar el compromiso axilar en el cáncer de mama. El diagnóstico intraoperatorio del compromiso metas-tásico del linfonodo permite decidir en forma inmediata la necesidad de disección axilar. El objetivo general de este estudio fue determinar el rendimiento de la biopsia intraoperatoria por congelación en la pesquisa de metástasis en el LC, en pacientes con cáncer de mama, entre 1999 y 2011. Material y Métodos: Estudio retrospectivo de las pacientes operadas por cáncer de mama invasor, en que se realizó biopsia del LC, con estudio intraoperatorio por congelación. Resultados: 503 pacientes con biopsia del LC con estudio intrao-peratorio. Ciento cincuenta y cuatro (30,6 por ciento) pacientes tuvieron metástasis en el LC, de estos 103 (66,9 por ciento) fueron detectadas en la biopsia rápida. No hubo diferencias significativas en la capacidad de detección para los tumores de hasta 2 cm y los tumores mayores de 2 cm (p = 0,86). La sensibilidad, especificidad, valor predictivo positivo (VPP) y valor predictivo negativo (VPN) de la biopsia intraoperatoria para la detección de metástasis en el LC fue de 66,9 por ciento, 99,7 por ciento, 99 por ciento y 87 por ciento, respectivamente. Conclusiones: El rendimiento obtenido es comparable al descrito en la literatura, siendo efectiva sólo para la pesquisa de macrometástasis (MA). Dada la baja frecuencia de metástasis en el LC en tumores de hasta 2 cm, asociado a un número relativamente alto de micro (MI) y submicrometástasis (SM) y de falsos negativos, nos parece que, en estos casos, la utilización de la biopsia intraoperatoria del LC es innecesaria.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy/methods , Frozen Sections , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Intraoperative Period , Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology , Predictive Value of Tests , Retrospective Studies , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
La biopsia por congelación es un método que se emplea en la consulta intraoperatoria ya que los resultados se obtienen rápidamente, permite la diferenciación entre una lesión benignao maligna, y el estudio de los márgenes quirúrgicos con una exactitud diagnóstica superior al 90%en la mayoría de los casos; sin embargo, la biopsia por congelación presenta algunas limitantes, entre ellas, la alteración de la citología y la arquitectura, los artefactos y su bajo desempeño en algunos procesos neoplásicos, por lo cual es un instrumento para el manejo de los pacientes sin reemplazar la biopsia convencional. El objetivo de este módulo es revisar la utilidad clínica y laslimitaciones de la biopsia por congelación en muestras de aparato genital femenino, riñón, vejiga,tracto gastrointestinal, peritoneo, hígado, vesícula biliar, páncreas y piel. Además, se describe brevemente la técnica y se compara con la de la biopsia convencional.
Frozen section biopsy is a method used for intraoperative consultation because resultsare rapidly obtained, enables the differentiation between a benign and malignant lesion and theanalysis of resection margins, helps with the diagnosis of some neoplasms with a diagnostic accuracyof 90%. Nevertheless, frozen biopsy has several limitations, such as cytological and architectural distortion, artifacts, and its low performance in some specific neoplasms, which explain whyfrozen section biopsy is a tool for patient care that does not replace the conventional biopsy. The aim of this module is to review the clinical utility and the disadvantages of frozen section biopsy inspecimens from the female genital tract, kidney, bladder, gastrointestinal tract, peritoneum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and skin. Additionally, a brief description of the technique and differenceswith conventional biopsy are included.
