Mammography--a radiological challenge.

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Mammography—A Radiological ChallengePublished Online:29 May 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-40-478-721SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail AboutAbstractRadiography has become established as an important adjunct to the diagnosis of breast disease, due in the main to the work of American and Continental radiologists (Gershon-Cohen, 1961; Gershon-Cohen, Ingleby, Berger, Forman and Curcio, 1967; Egan, 1964; Shapiro, Strax and Vent, 1966; Gros, 1963; Buttenberg, 1964).General acceptance of mammography in the United Kingdom lags behind other countries despite the mass of evidence accumulated in America whilst surgical resistance to mammography is probably the result of unfamiliarity with the method. The lack of interest shown by some radiologists and radiotherapists is, however, much more difficult to comprehend especially since the five-years figures for morbidity of breast cancer have remained without improvement over the last three decades (Lewison, 1963)and although early diagnosis may not be the complete answer to improved prognosis (Sutherland, 1966; MacDonald, 1966), the most reliable work indicates that in general the smaller the tumour and the earlier its stage of development, the better the prognosis.The basis of radiological diagnosis by soft tissue mammography relies on the on the fact that breast cancer is denser than the fatty tissue in the breast and can therefore be demonstrated; this applies especially in the post-menopausal period when the gland tissue is replaced by fat. The tumour, however, is less easily detected and is more difficult to diagnose when the glandular tissue predominates. Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byClinical and Radiographic Examination of the Breast in Well Women26 June 2016 | Scottish Medical Journal, Vol. 14, No. 12SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCERThe Lancet, Vol. 292, No. 7561THE FAMILY PLANNING ACTThe Lancet, Vol. 292, No. 7561 Volume 40, Issue 478October 1967Pages: 721-800 © The British Institute of Radiology History Published onlineMay 29,2014 Metrics Download PDF