Mammographic findings of breast cancer: Emphasis on the tumor and microcalcifications.
10.3348/jkrs.1993.29.4.833
- Author:
Tae Myon KIM
;
Hye Young CHOI
;
Seung Yon BAEK
;
Su Na CHOI
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Breast Neoplasms*;
Breast*;
Humans;
Mammography
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1993;29(4):833-838
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Most of the breast cancer revealed mass and/or microcalcifications on mammography. We analyzed morphologic characteristics of the masses and microcalcifications on mammography which confirmed as breast cancer pathologically. Of all 54 cases, 4 patients (7%) showed microcalcification only, 27 patients (50%), mass only, and the other 23 patients (43%), both microcalcification and mass on the mammography. The margin of the breast mass were ill-defined in 37 cases, well-defined in 8 cases, and well-defined with surrounding infiltration in 5 cases. The morphologic characteristics of the microcalcification were punctate-linear-V shape in 11 patients, punctate-linear shape in 9 patients, and punctate shape in 7 patients.
