Artifacts imitating microcalcifications in mammodiagnostics
E. Kolesárová, M. Bartalosová, G. Pavlendová, M. Ondrkalová
I. rádiologická klinika LFUK a UNB, Nemocnica sv. Cyrila a Metoda, Petržalka
Calcifications belong to frequent mammography (MMG) findings. They appeared in mammography in almost 86%, mostly by menopausal women. They can be localized in any breast structure, including skin and interstitial stroma. There are two types of calcifications: macrocalcification (MAK) and microcalcification (MK). While MAK are of overwhelmingly benign nature, MK can occur as a part of the malignant process. Tend to be the first sign of breast cancer – usually for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The evaluation of MK considers their number, nature, distribution, and of course other associated findings on which we choose the following procedure. MK detection allows early detection of malignant tumor (TU) even it size of 1 – 2 mm (3). Our case deals with a 56 year-old female patient with multiple MK finding clusters without clear links bearing on previous MMG absent or uncaught.
KEY WORDS:
Microcalcifications, breast cancer, biopsy, mammography, artifacts.
