Mammographic detection of carcinoma of the breast in patients with augmentation prostheses.
Evaluation of 85 patients who had augmentation mammaplasty with low-dose mammography detected microcalcifications in two patients. Both patients had biopsies that confirmed a diagnosis of intraductal carcinoma. A third patient with microcalcifications and a positive family history for carcinoma of the breast was found to have sclerosing adenosis. A fibroadenoma was visualized by mammography in a group of ten patients who were referred for the presence of palpable nodules of the breast. The remainder of the nodules were found to be related to the augmentation procedure.
Mitnick
J S
JS
Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, New York.
Harris
M N
MN
Roses
D F
DF
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic