Report in English with a Dutch summary (KCE reports 63A)
Report in English with a Dutch summary (KCE reports 63A)
Report in English with a Dutch summary (KCE reports 63A)
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<strong>KCE</strong> <strong>reports</strong> 63 Breast Cancer 59<br />
Diagnosis of breast cancer <strong>with</strong> triple test approach.<br />
Study ID Ref Search<br />
date<br />
Park JM 2003 [25] NA 19 patients <strong>with</strong> breast<br />
carc<strong>in</strong>oma and another<br />
nodule of 1 cm or less<br />
Population Intervention Outcomes Results Comments Study type Level of<br />
evidence<br />
(30 nodules)<br />
P<strong>in</strong>ero A 2003 [161] NA 43 patients <strong>with</strong> 45<br />
palpable breast lesions<br />
Shoma A 2006 [24] NA 124 consecutive<br />
patients <strong>with</strong> palpable<br />
breast cancer<br />
MeSH term(s) used: Breast Neoplasms/Diagnosis.<br />
Sonography<br />
Gold standard:<br />
histopathology<br />
Ultrasonography<br />
Gold standard:<br />
histopathology<br />
Cl<strong>in</strong>ical evaluation vs.<br />
mammography vs.<br />
sonography<br />
Gold standard:<br />
histopathology<br />
Tumour size<br />
measurement<br />
Sensitivity 100%<br />
Specificity 67%<br />
PPV 75%<br />
NPV 100%<br />
No <strong>in</strong>formation on<br />
diagnostic features<br />
US significantly more<br />
accurate<br />
Prospective<br />
cohort study<br />
Prospective<br />
cohort study<br />
Prospective<br />
cohort study<br />
Low<br />
Low<br />
Low
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