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KMID : 1114620120090020113
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Journal of the Korean Society for Breast Screening
2012 Volume.9 No. 2 p.113 ~ p.121
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Digital Galactography and Ultrasound Correlation in Breast Cancer Patients
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Jang Mi-Jung
Kim Sun-Mi
Yun Bo-La
Kim Sung-Won
Park So-Yeon
Choi Yoon-Jung
Kim Soo-Yeon
Choi Hye-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate of digital galactography correlated with ultrasonographic (US) findings in breast cancer patients with nipple discharge.
Materials and Methods: In 15 patients with breast cancer who underwent both galactography and breast US are included. We retrospectively reviewed galactography and US findings of 15 patients and correlated with pathologic findings.
Results: Abnormal galactographic and US findings were found in all patients. Most common galactographic finding was ductal wall irregularities which were found in 6 patients (40%). Filling defects were found in 3 patients (20%), complete obstruction in 1 patient (6.7%) and combined findings were found in 5 patients (33%). Although galactographic findings had no significant correlation with US findings that had been focused in characterization of intraductal component (p=0.292), about 46.7% of these breast cancers which had relatively low level of suspicion to malignancy (one BI-RADS category 3 and six BI-RADS category 4a) on ultrasound US had shown suspicious galactographic findings found as 3 ductal wall irregularities, 2 filling defect and 2 combined findings of ductal wall irregularities and filling defect.
Conclusion: Breast US should be done with galactography as a complementary diagnostic tool to correlate the lesion in patients with pathologic nipple discharge.
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KEYWORD
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Breast, abnormalities, Breast neoplasm, Ultrasound, Diagnosis, Breast neoplasm, Galactography, Diagn
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