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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.
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 ...
Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) is the term used for a benign lesion of the breast that indicates an increased risk of breast cancer. [1]The name of the entity is descriptive of the lesion; ADH is characterized by cellular proliferation (hyperplasia) within one or two breast ducts and (histomorphologic) architectural abnormalities, i.e. the cells are arranged in an abnormal or atypical way ...
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Breast cancer makes up about 10% of breast masses. [1] Diagnosis is typically by examination, medical imaging, and tissue biopsy. [2] Tissue biopsy is often by fine needle aspiration biopsy. [3] Repeated examination may be required. [2] Treatment depends on the underlying cause. [1] It may vary from simple pain medication to surgical removal ...
In a review study 12 female and 2 male patients 8 to 81 years (mean age: 48 years), 8 patients presented with a palpable mass, 4 presented with a mass detected on screening mammography, and 2 patients lacked information on this; 8 tumors were located in the left and 6 in the right breast; and 2 of the 10 patents tested by biopsy had sentinel ...
An ultrasound can detect abnormalities in the breast tissue by using high-frequency sound waves that bounce off the tissue that then transform into images that can be interpreted. It has been shown to be more useful in searching for masses in dense breast tissue. [16] Ultrasounds have a sensitivity of 76% and specificity of 84%. [17]