Breast-conserving surgery with 3D-printed surgical guide: a single-center, prospective clinical study

Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 26;11(1):2252. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81936-8.

Abstract

To facilitate precise tumor resection at the time of breast-conserving surgery (BCS), we developed and implemented a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based three-dimensional-printed (3DP) breast surgical guide (BSG). This prospective cohort study was conducted at a single institution from July 2017 to February 2019 on women with breast cancer who underwent partial breast resection using patient-specific 3DP BSGs. Eighty-eight patients with invasive cancer were enrolled, of whom 1 patient had bilateral breast cancer. The mean size of the tumor long-axis on MRI before surgery was 2.8 ± 0.9 cm, and multiple tumors were observed in 34 patients. In 16 cases (18.0%), the resection margin was tumor-positive according to intraoperative frozen biopsy; all of these tumors were ductal carcinoma in situ and were re-excised intraoperatively. In 93.3% of the cases, the resection margin was tumor-free in the permanent pathology. The mean pathological tumor size was 1.7 ± 1.0 cm, and the mean distance from the tumor to the border was 1.5 ± 1.0 cm. This exploratory study showed that the tumor area on the MRI could be directly displayed on the breast when using a 3DP BSG for BCS, thereby allowing precise surgery and safe tumor removal.Trial Registration Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS) Identifier (No. KCT0002375, KCT0003043).

Publication types

  • Clinical Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Breast / diagnostic imaging
  • Breast / pathology
  • Breast / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Margins of Excision
  • Mastectomy, Segmental*
  • Middle Aged
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted*