Pitfalls in mammography screening policy: breast cancer in a 26-year-old patient.
A case of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast diagnosed by mammography in a 26-year-old woman is reported. According to the current recommendations for the early diagnosis of breast cancer, it must be assumed that nonpalpable malignant disease of the breast will be missed in the young asymptomatic population.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Provincial Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain.
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Castelo-Branco
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Gratacós
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Fernandez
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Velasco
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Iglesias
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D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography