Melissa L. Pilewskie, MD, assistant attending physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, comments on outcomes and guidelines for MRI in patients with DCIS.
Melissa L. Pilewskie, MD, assistant attending physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, comments on outcomes and guidelines for MRI in patients with DCIS.
Clinical Pearls I
- Outcome data should support the use of any expensive test
- Data does not exist to support the routine use of MRI in DCIS patients and invasive breast cancer patients
Clinical Pearls II
- It would be beneficial to have guidelines for the appropriate use of MRI
- Currently, the use of MRI is largely dependent on the surgeon and institution
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