Comparison between Mammography and Ultrasonography for Palpable Breast Mass: Focusing Fibroadenoma and Breast Cancer.
10.3348/jkrs.1997.37.3.561
- Author:
Do Kyun KIM
1
;
Mi Kyung KOH
;
Chul Soon CHOI
;
Soo Young CHUNG
;
Jeong Geun YI
;
Dae Young YOON
;
Ho Chul KIM
;
Sang Hoon BAE
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine Hallym University.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms, radiography;
Breast neoplasms, US;
Ultrasound(US), comparative studies
- MeSH:
Breast Neoplasms*;
Breast*;
Fibroadenoma*;
Humans;
Mammography*;
Retrospective Studies;
Ultrasonography*;
Ultrasonography, Mammary
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1997;37(3):561-565
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of mammography and breast ultrasonography between fibroadenoma and palpable breast cancer and to evaluate the feasibility of ultrasonography as a primary diagnostic modality to differentiate between these two tumor types. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 36 cases of fibroadenoma and 35 of breast cancer, all palpable and pathologically-proven, the diagnostic accuracy of mammography and ultrasonography was retrospectively analysed. RESULTS: In fibroadenoma cases, the diagnostic accuracy of mammography and ultrasonography was 53% and 80%, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.0162). In cases of breast cancer, the corresponding figures were 74% and 82%, respectively ; the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.55). Overall, the diagnostic accuracy of mammography and ultrasonography was 63% and 82%, respectively, and this difference was statistically significant (p=0.0164). The total diagnostic accuracy of both studies was 90%, and this was significantly different (p=0.044) from that of ultrasonography (82%). CONCLUSION: In patients who have clinically palpable breast masses, ultrasonography can be recommended as the primary diagnostic modality, though for other breast lesions, mammography is the recommended primary modality.
