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Relationship of breast arterial calcification and radiotherapy

Published:2023-12-29 Issue: Volume: Page:1-8
ISSN:2149-3189
Container-title:The European Research Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:Eur Res J

Author:

KARATAŞ Gökhan¹^ORCID,KULA Osman²^ORCID,TUNÇBİLEK Nermin²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Radiology, VM Medical Park Bursa Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

2. Department of Radiology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this research is to compare the pre and post-radiotherapy mammograms of patients who had breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and radiotherapy to see how radiotherapy affects breast arterial calcifications (BAC). Methods: The study retrospectively compared the mammography examinations at least 24 months after radiotherapy and pre-radiotherapy mammography examinations of 123 female patients diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with BCS and radiotherapy between December 2001 and July 2011. Results: Breast arterial calcifications (BAC) increased statistically significantly in 25 patients who underwent radiotherapy after BCS. Conclusion: Our results indicate that BAC increases significantly after RT, especially in breasts treated with radiotherapy, with age being also a risk factor for BAC development.

Publisher

The European Research Journal

Subject

General Medicine

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