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Mammografin Brstcentrum SS
Ariel Saracco, verlkare
improvement in treatments
(surgery, prompt delivery of high quality oncology adjuvant and neo-adjuvant
therapy)
Ultrasound (US)
no ionizing method
better assessment of the already
detected cancers - diagnosis
better assessment of palpable lesions not
seen on mammography (ex. dense
breasts)
lymph nodes investigation - staging
Clinical M
detection tool
diagnostic tool
Triple diagnosis
clinical examination
imaging methods (Mx/US)
biopsy (FNA, core biopsy,
vacuumbiopsy)
1 normal
2 benign finding
3 slightly suspicious of malignancy
(FN<3%, biopsy)
4 suspicious of malignancy (biopsy)
5
architectural distortions
asymmetries
staging (TNM)
biopsies (IP)
staging (TNM)
multifocality / multicentricity
regional lymph nodes status
axilla
FIC
FSC
IMC
staging (TNM)
biopsies (IP)
Summary
There is no imaging method in the breast than can find 100% of
the malignancies
Thank you!