title: The risks of suboptimal mammography.
abstract: This report emphasizes the importance of obtaining high-quality mammograms in patients with breast symptoms. An initial negative report in a 40-year-old woman with no palpable breast lump unfortunately was based upon inadequate films which, had they not been reviewed and repeat mammography been arranged, would have led to the patient being reassured mistakenly that no significant breast disease was present.
authors.affiliation: Alfred Hospital, Prahran, VIC.
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sacharias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D012307:Risk Factors; D014984:Xeromammography