Breast disease. A clinical study with special reference to diagnostic procedures.
A consecutive series of 1.310 women with breast complaints and a control group of 241 healthy women were examined by clinical examination and mammography. The majority of the palpable and non-palpable lesions were preoperatively classified on a four-point scale according to the degree of suspicion of malignancy. A similar classification was performed after mammography as well as after aspiration biopsy. Some aspects of the case-histories including a positive family history of breast carcinoma, marital status and breast feeding were studied in women with breast complaints and compared to the findings in a control group of women. Previous breast disease, mode of detection, delay and breast symptoms were also studied...
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008327:Mammography; D008393:Marriage; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D013548:Sweden