Xeromammographic diagnosis of carcinoma of the breast in office practice.
Over the two year period from 1983 to 1984, 382 histologically proved carcinomas of the breast were diagnosed roentgenographically in an office referral practice in a population of 12,317 patients who had xeromammography as the routine technique. The patients examined were a mixed population comprising approximately 55 per cent symptomatic and 45 per cent screening patients. The over-all detection rate for cancer was 33.0 per 1,000 for all cancers and 7.6 per 1,000 for clinically occult cancers. For the 93 patients with clinically occult lesions, the yield ratio for biopsy for cancer was 36 per cent. The cost in Canadian dollars per diagnosis for occult carcinoma of the breast was $10,657. These results demonstrate the efficacy of xeromammographic examination of the breast in accomplishing early diagnosis of carcinoma of the breast. Xeromammography is an accurate and sensitive tool both for screening and assessment of symptomatic patients and is ideal for use in a private office setting.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D014984:Xeromammography