Breast Microcalcification in Women Under 40 Years of Age
The small number of women under 40 who had suspicious microcalcification requiring VAB, and of cancers thus found, suggests that, unless significant risk factors are present, it is difficult to justify mammography in women prior to age 35 with the sole aim of detecting microcalcification which could be, for example, DCIS.
Authors
- Alan J. Porter
- Elizabeth Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6594-5967)
Institutions
- Wesley Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.70042
- Primary Topic
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00