Abstract
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm among women, presenting itself, in 99% of cases, in females. Augmentation mammoplasty is the most performed aesthetic surgical intervention in the world. Objective: This study aims to improve the search for biomaterials compatible with mammographic findings suggestive of malignancy, to further study the interference of silicone implants in mammography exams. Methods: To make the simulators of mammographic findings, a bibliographic study of possible biomaterials that presented compatibility with the breast tissue and with possible neoplastic findings was carried out. The validation process of the simulators made in this work was carried out in two stages. Results: The result found was a density variation between 2.54 and 2.57 (dimensionless unit). For the second plate, the individual optical density of each material was analyzed. The results found for fiberglass ranged between 1.95 and 2.63. For chicken eggshells between 0.59 and 0.80. For the glycerin suppository, values between 1.43 and 2.29 were found. And for plastic PVC film 1.78 to 2.53. Conclusion: Given the above, it is observed that the first plate as a whole is compatible with mammographic studies. However, on the second plate, when the materials were analyzed separately, it was observed that fiberglass and plastic PVC film were the closest to compatibility with the commercial phantom, being compatible materials to simulate breast neoplasms in possible further studies.
Highlights
Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm among women, presenting itself, in 99% of cases, in females
This study aims to improve the search for biomaterials compatible with mammographic findings suggestive of malignancy, to further study the interference of silicone implants in mammography exams
On the second plate, when the materials were analyzed separately, it was observed that fiberglass and plastic PVC film were the closest to compatibility with the commercial phantom, being compatible materials to simulate breast neoplasms in possible further studies
Summary
Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm among women, presenting itself, in 99% of cases, in females. Objective: This study aims to improve the search for biomaterials compatible with mammographic findings suggestive of malignancy, to further study the interference of silicone implants in mammography exams. On the second plate, when the materials were analyzed separately, it was observed that fiberglass and plastic PVC film were the closest to compatibility with the commercial phantom, being compatible materials to simulate breast neoplasms in possible further studies. Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm among women, presenting itself, in 99% of cases, in females [1] Such pathology, if detected early, in most cases, has a favorable prognosis, with a survival rate of almost 100% [2]. This study aims to improve the search for biomaterials compatible with mammographic findings suggestive of malignancy, to further study the interference of silicone implants in mammography exams Several studies show that this procedure can interfere in the search for early findings, and make the diagnosis of breast cancer difficult [4].
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