Pilot Study on the Use of a Radiopaque Hydrogel During Breast Conserving Surgery with Full-Thickness Closure for Target Definition of Boost or Partial Breast Irradiation - Placeholder Abstract

To improve breast cosmetic outcome and prevent post-operative complications including seroma, breast conserving surgery (BCS) often includes oncoplastic techniques and more specifically full-thickness closure (FTC). This creates challenges for radiotherapy target definition when a boost is planned or partial breast irradiation is needed. Our team showed that the target definition FTC is inaccurate, with a median conformity index (Cx) of 0.44. We hypothesize that injection of a radiopaque hydrogel in the lumpectomy cavity before FTC can reduce inter-observer variability.

Source: Brachytherapy - June 23, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Gerson M. Struik, Nienke Hoekstra, Taco M. Klem, Jean-Philippe Pignol Source Type: research