Ghada Aldosary1,2, Jean-Michel Caudrelier3,4, Angel Arnaout5,6, Lynn Chang3,4, Tabitha Tse5, Claire Foottit4,7, Jiheon Song3, Jason Belec4,7, Eric Vandervoort4,7. 1. Department of Physics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. galdosary@toh.ca. 2. Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Oncology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. galdosary@toh.ca. 3. Department of Radiation Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 4. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 5. Department of Surgery, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 6. Department of General Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 7. Department of Medical Physics, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Oncoplastic breast surgery (OBS) is gaining popularity among surgeons for breast-conserving surgery treatments. OBS relies on complex relocation and deformation of breast tissue involving the tumor bed (TB). In this study, we investigate the validity of using surgical clips with OBS for accurate TB delineation in adjuvant, targeted breast radiotherapy. METHODS: Different OBS techniques were simulated on realistic breast phantoms. Surgical clips were used to demarcate the TB. Following tumor resection and closure, the true TB (TBTrue) was extracted. Each phantom was CT imaged at several phases of surgery in order to record pre- and post-OBS closure surgical clip displacements. Two senior radiation oncologists (ROs) were asked to delineate TBs on CTs by relying on surgical clips placed as per standard protocol, and by referring to operative notes. Their original contours, as well as those expanded using 5-15 mm margins, were compared with the accurate TBTrue using the dice similarity coefficient (DSC), Hausdorff Distance (HD), and over- and under-contoured volumes. Inter- and intra-RO contour agreements were also evaluated. RESULTS: Post-OBS surgical clips were significantly displaced outside the original breast quadrant. Inter- and Intra-RO TB contours were consistent, yet systematically differed from TBTrue (DSC values range = 0.38 to 0.69, and maximum HD range = 17.8 mm to 38.0 mm). Using expansion margins did not improve contour congruence and caused significant over-contoured volumes. CONCLUSION: Following OBS, surgical clips alone are not reliable radiographic surrogates of TB locations and accurate TB delineation is challenging. For complex OBS cases, indication of any type of partial breast irradiation is very questionable.
PURPOSE: Oncoplastic breast surgery (OBS) is gaining popularity among surgeons for breast-conserving surgery treatments. OBS relies on complex relocation and deformation of breast tissue involving the tumor bed (TB). In this study, we investigate the validity of using surgical clips with OBS for accurate TB delineation in adjuvant, targeted breast radiotherapy. METHODS: Different OBS techniques were simulated on realistic breast phantoms. Surgical clips were used to demarcate the TB. Following tumor resection and closure, the true TB (TBTrue) was extracted. Each phantom was CT imaged at several phases of surgery in order to record pre- and post-OBS closure surgical clip displacements. Two senior radiation oncologists (ROs) were asked to delineate TBs on CTs by relying on surgical clips placed as per standard protocol, and by referring to operative notes. Their original contours, as well as those expanded using 5-15 mm margins, were compared with the accurate TBTrue using the dice similarity coefficient (DSC), Hausdorff Distance (HD), and over- and under-contoured volumes. Inter- and intra-RO contour agreements were also evaluated. RESULTS: Post-OBS surgical clips were significantly displaced outside the original breast quadrant. Inter- and Intra-RO TB contours were consistent, yet systematically differed from TBTrue (DSC values range = 0.38 to 0.69, and maximum HD range = 17.8 mm to 38.0 mm). Using expansion margins did not improve contour congruence and caused significant over-contoured volumes. CONCLUSION: Following OBS, surgical clips alone are not reliable radiographic surrogates of TB locations and accurate TB delineation is challenging. For complex OBS cases, indication of any type of partial breast irradiation is very questionable.
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Boost; Breast phantom; Oncoplastic breast surgery; Partial breast irradiation; Radiotherapy; Surgical clips
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