Abstract
From 1985 to 1989 breast biopsies were performed in 1835 patients with suspicious mammographic findings. Inasive cancers were diagnosed in 274 patients in-situ cancers in 186. The predictive value of mammography (0.33) was correlated with the age of patient, and compared with data in the literature. The prevalence of benign and malignant lesions was correlated with the mammographic features. We suggest that the predictive value of mammography, and the ration of noninvasive to invasive cancers detected would be optimal criteria for quality control of
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Sickles EA (1986) Mammographic features of 300 consecutive nonpalpable breast cancers. AJR 146: 661
löfgren M, Andersson J, Lindholm K. (1990) Stereotactic fine-needle aspiration for cytologic diagnosis of nonpalpable breast lesions. AJR 154: 1191
Nordenström B, Ryden H, Svane G (1981) Breast. In: Zornoza J (ed) Percutaneous needle biopsy. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 43
Azavedo E, Svane G, Auer G (1989) Stereotactic fine-needle biopsy in mammographically detected non-palpable lesions. Lancet: 1033
Lovin JD, Parker SH, Jobe WE, Lenthke JM, Hopper KD (1990) Stereotactic percutaneous breast core biopsy: Technical adaptation and initial experience. Braest Dis 3: 135
Baker LH (1982) Breast cancer detection demonstration project: five-year summary report. CA 32: 194
Hendricks JHCL (1989) Technical requirements for mammographic screening illustrated by Nijmegenproject (14years of follow-up). In: Ziant G (ed) Practical modalities of an efficient screening for breast cancerin the european community. Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam, pp 41–44
Thomas BA (1989) The place of clinical examination in breast cancer screening. In: Ziant G (ed) Practical modalities of an efficient screening for breast cancer in the european community. Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam, pp 11–24
Ciatto S, Cataliotti L, Distante V (1987) Nonpalpablelesions detected with mammography: review of 512 consecutive cases. Radiology 165: 99
Hal FM, Storella JM, Silverstone DZ, Wyshak G (1988) Nonpalpable breast lesions: recommendations for biopsy based on suspicion of carcinoma at mammography. Radiology 167: 353
Schreer I, Frischbier HJ (1991) Vorsorgeuntersuchung der weiblichen Brust. In: Wulf KH,Schmidt-Matthiesen H (eds) Klinik derFrauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe 11, Spezielle gynäkologische Onkologie I (3. Aufl). Urban und Schwarzenberg, Munich, pp 31–46
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Offprint requests to: I.Schreer
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Schreer, I., Frischbier, HJ. Predictive value of mammography in early detection of breast cancer: Analysis of histological findings in breast biopsies indicatedonly by mammography. Eur. Radiol. 1, 165–168 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451302
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451302