title: [Radio-histological correlation of microcalcifications of the breast: a Tunisian center experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation of surgical biopsy for mammary microcalcifications, in Tunisian patients according to the American College of Radiology's recommandations (ACR).
  
  
  METHODS
  [corrected] 100 patients treated in Salah Azaiez Institute from January 2005 to December 2006, who underwent surgical biopsy for breast microcalcifications The diagnosis was based on mammography associated in 60% of the cases, to ultra-sonography. We correlated biopsies results to ACR classification.
  
  
  RESULTS
  123 surgical biopsies are related to ACR 3 lesions in 72 cases (58.5%) ACR 4 in 39 cases (32%) and ACR 5 in 14 case (11.5%). The histological examination showed malignant lesions in 4 cas/72 ACR3 (5.5%), 19/39 ACR4 (48.7%) and 10 among the ACR5 (71.4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our preliminary study introduces a diagnostic approach of mammary microcalcifications, that are usually infra-clinic lesions, in a general context of breast tumors detected with an average size of more than 3 cm.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiodiagnostic, Institut Salah Azaiez.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouzaiene
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mchala
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: BenHassouna
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bouzid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chebbi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chargui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dhieb
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boussen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khomsi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hechiche
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gamoudi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rahal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014416:Tunisia