Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging (Jul 2013)

Role of dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital mammography as a problem-solving tool in dense breasts: A case report

  • Teena Sleeba,
  • Anand Subapradha,
  • Madan Ramachandran,
  • Murali Krishnaswami

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.120269
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 03
pp. 219 – 222

Abstract

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Breast density is strongly and independently related to the risk of breast cancer. Women with very dense breasts may have up to five times higher chances of developing malignancy as compared to those with less breast density. Detecting lesions in extremely dense or heterogeneous breasts on screening mammogram can be difficult. We report a case of incidental bilateral breast malignancy in an asymptomatic patient in whom mammogram and screening ultrasound were equivocal.

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