Echogenicity of breast cancer: is it of prognostic value?
Echogenicity of colorectal metastases to the liver has been shown to correlate with prognosis. While there have been many studies looking at the echogenicity of breast cancer, there has been no study relating the issue of echogenicity to prognosis of breast cancer. In this study, we found that hyperechoic and mixed echogenicity breast cancers are rare compared to hypoechoic breast cancers. There was, however, no difference in the groups with respect to histological size, grade, axillary metastases, hormone receptor status and lymphovascular invasion.
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Breast/Endocrine Unit, St. George Hospital, Sydney NSW 2217, Australia.
Vallentine
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Palmer
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Magarey
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Schwartz
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Morris
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods