[Radio-histological correlation of microcalcifications of the breast: a Tunisian center experience].
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.
Bouzaiene
H
H
Service de radiodiagnostic, Institut Salah Azaiez.
Mchala
L
L
BenHassouna
J
J
Bouzid
T
T
Chebbi
A
A
Chargui
R
R
Dhieb
T
T
Boussen
H
H
Khomsi
F
F
Hechiche
M
M
Gamoudi
A
A
Rahal
K
K
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