Diagnosis of Mammography and Microcalcification in Patients with Breast Carcinoma

Abstract

The diagnosis rates by mammography and the microcalcification observed in X-ray films of patients with breast carcinoma were investigated. Of the 45 breast carcinoma cases treated in this department from February 1980 to November 1983, accurate diagnosis amounted to 37 cases (82.2%). In breast carcinoma classified by size, the accuracy rate was 44.4% for T_1 ; 92.3% for T_2 ; 83.3% for T_3 ; and 100% for the 4 cases of T_4. In breast carcinoma histological types, the accuracy diagnosis rate for papillo tabular carcinoma was 64.3% ; for medullary tabular carcinoma, 90.0% ; scirrhous carcinoma, 92.9% ; and for special types, 85.7%. Microcalcification was acknowledged in 12 cases by mammography diagnosis and in 6 cases by histological findings.