Independent predictors of breast malignancy in screen-detected microcalcifications: biopsy results in 2545 cases

Farshid, Gelareh; Sullivan, Thomas; Downey, Peter; Grantley Gill, P.; Pieterse, Steve

doi:10.1038/bjc.2011.466

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Independent predictors of breast malignancy in screen-detected microcalcifications: biopsy results in 2545 cases

Published in British Journal of Cancer • Nov 1, 2011

Authors:

Gelareh Farshid

Thomas Sullivan

Peter Downey

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mammographic microcalcifications are associated with many benign lesions, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive cancer. Careful assessment criteria are required to minimise benign biopsies while optimising cancer diagnosis. We wished to evaluate the assessment outcomes of microcal...

Subject

Medicine

Malignancy

Ductal carcinoma

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