2022 Autumn Breast SIG Meeting

12 October 2022 10:00 — 11:00 (1 hour)

Agenda

These items will be discussed at the meeting:

1.Priority of the group - Supportive network - not protocol standardisation

2.Feedback/Discussion regarding ALCL and Male Breast protocols

3.Equipment & Challenges

  • Tomosynthesis -Contrast enhances Mammo
  1. Any other Business

Minutes

Attendance

Tracy Durkin, Ayesha Rahman, Sarah Fox, Nicola Fenton, Nisha Sharma, Jo Housley, Debra Punshon, Ollie Hough

Actions

  • Doodle Poll date for next meeting \[For SIG PM]
  • Upload ALCL protocols to YIC website

Key Discussion Points

  • Change in priorities for SIG group, support and guidance group, whilst still discussing common pathways/ new technologies and improvements in patient care
  • ALCL protocols reviewed, all trusts believe to be following a similar pathway.
  • Male breast protocol reviewed - All trusts currently have differing pathways- differences tended to be surgeon led and site dependant.

Tomosynthesis-

Most trusts have Tomosynthesis capabilities, diagnostic uses tend to differ between trusts. Discussion around Tomosynthesis needing to be double reported, local protocols in place.

Contrast enhanced mammography: availability of equipment/infrastructure and cannulating staff was raised, limiting the capacity of this examination type.

CEM could reduce need for breast MRI in certain situations