CARCINOMA OF THE BREASTS: THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST-PALPATION AND THE DETECTION OF THE CANCER LESIONS BY X-RAY AND ULTRASONOGRAPHIC MAMMOGRAPHY.
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Breast carcinoma, x-ray mammographyAbstract
A retrospective study of 26 breast cancer-cases in Samitivej hospital was performed to determine the importance of breast palpation and the detection of the cancer lesions by x-ray and ultrasonographic mammography. The patient's age was 30-76 years old. The main presenting symptom was palpable mass. Twenty-nine percents of the lesions could be detected by every modality, 14% could be detected only by palpation and more lesions could be detected by ultrasonography compared with x-ray mammography. Microcalcification was the only finding that x-ray mammography was more superior than the palpation and ultrasonography by this study. Biopsy was suggested in every palpated lesion though the lesion could not be visualized by x-ray and ultrasonographic mammography. Needle guided biopsy was useful for the lesions containing microcalcification.
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