Screening Women with high lifetime risk of breast cancer Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer to screen the contralateral breast Women post breast augmentation Extent of disease Multifocality and multicentricity…
Fig. 4.1 Schematic description of the main components in digital mammography, from X-ray tube to image display. The image acquisition, display, and storage can be optimized separately in digital mammography,…
Fig. 13.1 A 35-year-old with a palpable lump histologically proven to be a fibroadenoma. (a) Ultrasound demonstrates an ovoid solid mass with circumscribed borders. (b) Histology demonstrates pericanalicular type of…
Classic signs of breast cancer 1. Mass 2. Architectural distortion 3. Malignant-appearing microcalcifications 4. Focal asymmetry Subtle signs of breast cancer 1. Developing densities 2. Subtle asymmetries 3. Partially visualized…
Fig. 11.1 A 16-year-old with a palpable mass histologically proven to be a fibroadenoma at core-needle biopsy. Ultrasound shows an ovoid circumscribed mass with homogenous internal echotexture Fig. 11.2 A…
Fig. 19.1 (a) Mammogram (MLO view) demonstrates an area of possible architectural distortion (arrow). (b) Corresponding image from tomosynthesis examination shows no suspicious abnormality. The distortion was due to overlap…
T Primary tumor Tx Primary tumor cannot be assessed To Primary tumor cannot be detected Tis aDCIS, LCIS, Paget disease of the nipple with no tumor T1 Tumor ≤ 2 cm in…
Population to be screened Age to commence screening Women at average risk Annual screening mammograms 40 years Women at an elevated risk (a) Women with certain BRCA 1 or BRCA…
1. As a supplemental modality to screen for breast cancer in women at an elevated risk for breast cancer 2. Known breast cancer patient (a) Staging of breast cancer to…
Fig. 6.1 Multiple bilateral masses in a 54-year-old woman categorized as benign findings. (a) Mediolateral oblique view demonstrates multiple masses of varying size (arrows) with a similar appearance some which…
