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KMID : 1103720180790010018
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2018 Volume.79 No. 1 p.18 ~ p.26
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Association of Volumetric Breast Density with Clinical and Histopathological Factors in 205 Breast Cancer Patients
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Jung Na-Ri
Kim Won-Hwa
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Abstract
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Purpose: To evaluate the association of volumetric breast density with clinicopathological factors in breast cancer patients.
Materials and Methods: A total of 205 Korean patients with breast cancer who underwent mammography for initial staging between January 2015 and June 2016 were enrolled. Volumetric breast density was measured using a fully automated commercial method (Volpara®). in the contralateral breast. The association of volumetric breast density with clinical and histopathological factors was evaluated using t-test and analysis of variance as appropriate.
Results: Mean volumetric breast density in all patients was 13.5% (range, 4.1?34.9%). The mean volumetric breast density in patients with symptom-detected cancers was significantly higher than that in those with screening-detected cancers (14.9% vs. 11.8%, p = 0.002). Mean volumetric breast density tended to decrease with age (20?39 years: 19.0%, 40?59 years: 14.3%, 60?80 years: 7.7%). The mean volumetric breast density in postmenopausal women was significantly lower than that in premenopausal women (9.8% vs. 17.6%, p < .001). Other histopathological factors including histologic grade or hormone receptor status were not associated with volumetric breast density.
Conclusion: Our results suggest that volumetric breast density is associated with the method of detection, age, and menopausal status.
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KEYWORD
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Breast Cancer, Mammography, Breast Density
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