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- Title
MICROCALCIFICACIONES BIRADS 4: EXPERIENCIA DE 12 AÑOS.
- Authors
Ricci, A. Paolo; Cruz, C. Adolfo; Rodríguez, P. Mario; Sepúlveda, M. Héctor; Galleguillos, F. Isabel; Rojas, Z. Francisco; Peña, M. Verónica; Carvajal, G. Rodrigo; Bravo, M. María; Castillo, I. Rodrigo; Núñez, P. Claudia
- Abstract
Objective: To know the clinical and histological association in presence of microcalcifications BIRADS 4. Method: Retrospective analysis of 204 patients with microcalcifications BIRADS 4, under mastectomy in Barros Luco-Trudeau Hospital between January 1993 and December 2004. The patients were marked previously with metallic harpoon in zone of microcalcifications and later radiological control of the surgical piece. Results: The location of BIRADS 4 microcalcifications was the left breast in 52% (106 cases), right breast 42% (85 cases), and both 6% (13 cases). The deferred biopsy showed 17 cases with mammary cancer (8.3 %), fibrocystic condition 197 cases (96.6%), non atypical hyperplasia 49 cases (24%), atypical hyperplasia 17 cases (8.3%), duct ectasia 7 cases (3.4%), papillomatosis 6 cases (2.9%), chronic mastitis 4 cases (2%), fibroadenoma 4 cases (2%), galactophoritis 2 cases (1%) and fat necrosis 2 cases (1%). Conclusion: The BIRADS 4 microcalcifications constitute an important mammography finding to be associated with breast cancer and high risk injuries in a high percentage.
- Subjects
BREAST cancer; MASTECTOMY; CALCIFICATION; DISEASES in women; PATIENTS
- Publication
Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecología, 2006, Vol 71, Issue 6, p388
- ISSN
0048-766X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4067/S0717-75262006000600004