Comparison Of Ultra Sonogram And Mammography For Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer – A Prospective Study

Background: Ultra sonogram is an imaging test that can be used to detect breast cancer. Mammograms can find micro calcifications that sometimes indicate the presence of breast cancer. They are used to check for breast cancer after a lump or other sign or symptom of the disease has been found. Aim : This study is specifically aimed to compare mammography and ultrasonography in early detection of breast cancer., major purpose is to compare both screening methods. Methodology: This study is a prospective single centered study on patients who had breast imaging and biopsy during 7 months period. Patients who come to Kanyakumari government medical college, surgery department OPD with complaints of breast lump are subjected to ultrasound and mammogram and finally subjected to biopsy. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy of USG and MMG were calculated with histology as the gold standard Conclusion: Study concludes that ultra sonogram is more efficient to diagnose factors suggestive of breast cancer that cannot be detected on mammography. It also has the potential to evaluate cancer among dense breast women. It is advisable to combine both investigations to achieve good outcome.