Identification of breast tumors from diathermy smoke by differential ion mobility spectrometry
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Details
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 141-146 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Journal of Surgical Oncology |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2019 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Abstract
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women worldwide. The primary treatment is breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy with an adequate clearance margin. Diathermy blade is used extensively in breast-conserving surgery. Surgical smoke produced as a side product has cancer-specific molecular features. Differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) is a rapid and affordable technology for analysis of complex gas mixtures. In our study we examined surgical smoke from malignant and benign breast tissue created with a diathermy blade using DMS. Material and methods: Punch biopsies of 4 mm diameter from breast cancer surgical specimens were taken during gross dissection of fresh surgical specimen and placed in a well plate. The measurement system is a custom-built device called automatic tissue analysis system (ATAS) based on a DMS sensor. Each specimen was incised with a diathermy blade and the surgical smoke was analyzed. Results: We examined 106 carcinoma samples from 21 malignant breast tumors. Benign samples (n = 198) included macroscopically normal mammary gland (n = 82), adipose tissue (n = 88) and vascular tissue (n = 28). The classification accuracy when comparing malignant samples to all benign samples was 87%. The sensitivity was 80% and the specificity was 90%. The classification accuracy of carcinomas to ductal and lobular was 94%, 47%, respectively. Conclusions: Benign and malignant breast tissue can be identified with ATAS. These results lay foundation for intraoperative margin assessment with DMS from surgical smoke.
Keywords
- Breast cancer, Differential ion mobility spectrometry, Electrosurgery, Surgical margin, Surgical smoke