Changes in breast biopsy results at age 50 years - adapted from Radiology 1996;200:357-60 - Tips frotext editorEmerging Infectious Diseases
Results: 372 patients were identified for inclusion (mean age 50.99, median 48, IQR 42–57). 6.9% (26) were recalled for further imaging with 4.3% (16) undergoing biopsy. Biopsy results: one B1, ten B2, one B3 and four B5 (1% of cohort). Of the four malignancies diagnosed, two wer...
To develop a new diagnostic test, it is important to assess not only the accuracy but also the reproducibility of results. Phillips et al. analyzed volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath to diagnose breast cancer by GC–MS. At that study, five breath biomarkers (2-propanol, 2,3-...
Results Significantly increased LTF and ADC and delayed perfusion were detected in dense breasts. In total, 270 proteins were quantified, whereof 124 related to inflammation, angiogenesis, and cellular growth were significantly upregulated in dense breasts. Most of these correlated significantly with LTF...
46 Results of the NSABP P-1 trial also indicated that the risk of thromboembolic events was elevated only during the first 3 years of tamoxifen use.111 Age older than 60 years was also an important risk factor for venous thrombosis in the Italian trial.87 The NSABP P-1 trial found that ...
Breast cancer LNM can be classified into the following categories: N0 (no cancer cells in nearby lymph nodes); N1 (cancer has spread to 1–3 underarm lymph nodes, or a few cells have been found in lymph nodes near the breastbone during sentinel node biopsy); N2 (cancer has spread to ...
Thus, screening every 2 years rather than every year reduced the cumulative incidence of at least 1 false-positive recall and false-positive biopsy by about 32% and 31%, respectively.37,38 A number of factors appear to be associated with an increased likelihood of false-positive results, ...
94 Patients range in age from 28 to 82 years (most are in the sixth decade),84,90,94 and usually present with a breast mass that existed for several weeks to years before biopsy. Most lesions are 3 cm to 4 cm in diameter, but they can range from an incidental microscopic focus to ...
Interestingly, these results demonstrate the marked metabolic differences between breast cancer subtypes (discussed below). These metabolic changes coincided with elevation of protein turnover rates, as demonstrated by their elevated synthesis and degradation. Finally, to our surprise, only minor differences...
[86,87,88,89]. For example, Lee et al. examined recall rates, cancer detection rates and positive predictive values for biopsy recommendation and the fact of biopsy across age groups, when accounting for breast cancer family history, personal breast cancer history and having dense breasts in a...