[Mammography and age (author's transl)].
Following Egan (2), Gros et al. (8,9), Ingleby and Gershon-Cohen (11) and Witten (18) the appearances of mammograms were divided into four groups: I. Dense, II. Atrophic, III. Shrunken-fibrous and IV. Cotton-wool, diffuse. In young women up to the age of 30 a dense structure is the most common (74.8%). On the basis of available statistics, the use of mammography for routine detection of carcinoma of the breast cannot be justified in women under the age of 30; not only is this condition very rare at this age, but proper evaluation of the relevant signs is only possible in one woman in four because of the structure of the breast. On the other hand, if there is any suspicion of the presence of a carcinoma, then mammography should be carried out and additional forms of examination, such as thermography and xerography, should not be neglected.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening; D008593:Menopause; D008598:Menstruation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011627:Puberty
Mammogramm und Alter.