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3908823

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
Our initial experience with diagnostic ultrasound mammography (UM) showed it to be of high diagnostic accuracy and improved specificity when compared with x-ray mammography (XRM) in certain categories of patients. To evaluate this modality further, we reviewed our experience with 600 consecutive patients who underwent ultrasound mammography as part of their initial evaluation for breast disease. Five categories of patients were reviewed: I: age 35 or less--129; II: DY or P-2 pattern on XRM--174; III: negative XRM but symptoms requiring additional evaluation--81; IV: high risk remaining breast in patients previously having mastectomy--48; V: refusal of repeat XRM because of pregnancy, lactation, or fear of radiation exposure--168. Fifty-five solid lesions were diagnosed, including 36 carcinomas. Seventeen of these were not diagnosed on x-ray mammography, giving an improved pick-up of carcinoma in this overall group of 2.83%. Of particular interest was that, of the 27 carcinomas that were found in the group having XRM, 8 or 29.6% were missed on that modality alone. Five of these (62.5%) were patients having a DY pattern. All patients have been followed carefully and re-examined at 3-month intervals, with no evidence of a false negative examination. Overall, we feel diagnostic ultrasound mammography is a valuable adjunct to x-ray mammography and recommend its continued use in selected groups of patients where it has a superior diagnostic accuracy over x-ray mammography alone.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-4790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
231-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
The selected use of ultrasound mammography to improve diagnostic accuracy in carcinoma of the breast.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study