MAMMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF TYPICAL BENIGN CALCIFICATIONS
Abstract
Calcifications in the breast are important because they may be the first and only sign of breast carcinoma. However, the great majority of calcifications found on mammograms are associated with benign disease. Careful analysis of size, shape, number, density and distribution of calcifications can help in differential diagnosis of benign from malignant calcifications. The purpose of this paper is to present a variety of a typical mammographic benign calcifications in order to avoid unneccessary biopsy of these calcifications.
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