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ICD-10-PCS: BH0: ICD-9-CM: 87.37: MeSH ... and to measure breast density. ... but more frequently it is because the cancer is hidden by other dense tissue in the ...
Dense breast tissue, also known as dense breasts, is a condition of the breasts where a higher proportion of the breasts are made up of glandular tissue and fibrous tissue than fatty tissue. Around 40–50% of women have dense breast tissue and one of the main medical components of the condition is that mammograms are unable to differentiate ...
But if 50 percent or more of your breast tissue is stromal tissue, you have dense breasts, Reitherman says. If less than 50 percent is stromal tissue, you are not considered to have dense breasts.
Based on her own family history of breast cancer and her breast density, 10 years ago, Berg said that she determined for herself that she had a 19.7% lifetime risk of developing the disease.
Breast density measures the amount of fatty tissue compared to other tissue that makes up muscles and milk ducts, called fibroglandular tissue. Women with dense breasts have more fibroglandular ...
Adenosis involves an abnormal count and density of lobular units, while other lesions appear to mainly arise from ductal epithelial origins. There is evidence that iodine deficiency contributes to fibrocystic breast changes by enhancing breast tissue sensitivity to estrogen. [8] [9] [10] [11]
“Breast tissue density is but one part of your overall risk, it’s not your entire risk. So don’t be afraid of it,” Dr. Westercamp said. “We’ll work through it together.
The system is designed to standardize reporting and is used by medical professionals to communicate a patient's risk of developing breast cancer, particularly for patients with dense breast tissue. The document focuses on patient reports used by medical professionals, not "lay reports" that are provided to patients.