Fibrosarcoma of the breast.
A total of 5 583 symptomatic patients were referred for xeromammography at the Mammographic Clinic, Johannesburg General Hospital, between June 1974 and January 1979. Four hundred and fifty-eight carcinomas and 3 sarcomas were recorded. The incidence of carcinoma in our series was 7,9% and that of sarcoma 0,65%, while there was a 0,21% incidence of pure fibrosarcoma. Comparison is made with world literature.
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D014984:Xeromammography