Periodic mammographic follow-up of probably benign lesions.

Malignant Lesions Initially Subjected to Short-term Mammographic Follow-up

“…Probably benign breast lesions constitute a subset of mammographically detected lesions that should have such a small risk of being malignant, less than 2%, that imaging follow-up is considered a safe alternative to immediate tissue diagnosis (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13). Identification of these low-risk lesions is an important and frequently used tool of the breast imaging radiologist to avoid unnecessary biopsies, which increase both the morbidity and cost associated with breast cancer screening.…”