Effectiveness of breast ultrasound in the pre-surgical breast cancer staging

Authors

  • Gissel Guevara Artiles
  • María Quintas Santana
  • Héctor Hugo González Pacheco
  • Odalys Rodríguez Martín
  • Dailyn Valdivia García

Abstract

Introduction: in Ciego de Avila breast cancer is a huge health problem. It is increasingly worrying for health services its high incidence and prevalence.

Objective: to determine the efficacy of breast ultrasound in the pre-surgical staging.

Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted in patients treated in the Multidisciplinary Consultation of Mastology at the Provincial General Teaching Hospital “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola” from July 2012 to July 2013. The sample was represented by 101 patients requiring diagnostic ultrasound confirmation; the results of Pathological Anatomy were taken as a criterion of truth.

Results: ultrasonography study was correlated with the histopathological variables according to tumor, node and metastasis. Sensitivity in the staging of clinical stage and tumor (capacity test for a subject ill with values 80% and 95% respectively) were calculated. In the staging of node was of great importance calculating specificity (98%) with a validity index of 69,57. The agreement between observers was considered acceptable with a value of 0,32. The validity of ultrasonographic examination in the pre-surgical staging was checked.

Conclusions: the ultrasound method is capable of diagnosing breast tumors accurately and, sometimes, axillary lymph nodes. The sensitivity and specificity observed makes it suitable to be used as a complementary tool in the clinical assessment of patients, which aimed to prior treatment planning perform

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Author Biographies

Gissel Guevara Artiles

Máster en Medios Diagnósticos. Especialista de I Grado en Radioterapia Oncológica. Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Instructor. Hospital Provincial General Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

María Quintas Santana

Especialista de I Grado en Radiología. Profesor Asistente. Hospital Provincial General Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Héctor Hugo González Pacheco

Especialista de II Grado en Cirugía General. Profesor Asistente. Hospital Provincial General Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Odalys Rodríguez Martín

Máster en Urgencias Estomatológicas. Especialista de I Grado en Bioestadística. Profesor Asistente. Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Dailyn Valdivia García

Licenciada en Psicología. Hospital Provincial General Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

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Published

2015-12-01

How to Cite

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Guevara Artiles G, Quintas Santana M, González Pacheco HH, Rodríguez Martín O, Valdivia García D. Effectiveness of breast ultrasound in the pre-surgical breast cancer staging. Mediciego [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 1 [cited 2026 Jan. 8];21(4). Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/515

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 4 (2015)

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Original article

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