Relation between breast parenchymal pattern and breast cancer

Abstract

Although the uselulness 01 mammography as a screening test lor breast cancer is still in dispute, its use to patients over 50 years 01 age is va lid Since Wolfe lirst classilied the breast parenchymal patterns 01 mammography into 4 patterns, many authors have adopted the criteria in studying the changes 01 the parenchymal patterns lor ce rtain ages and the risks lor breast cancer 01 certain parenchyma l patterns Authors reviewed 49 cases 01 breast masses which diagnosed by mammography and by operation during the period Irom January 1978 to J 미 Y 1983 at St. Mary'5 Hospital, Catholic Medical College.Th e parenchymal tissu e patterns were classiled according to Wolle into NI, P1 , P2 and DY. Risk groups we re classilied into low risk group (N1 , P1) and high group (P2, DY)On the basis 01 these criteria, benign and malignant disease we re analyzed against the breast parenchymal patterns Th e results and concl usions we re as lollows:1. Age ranged Irom 16 years to 67 yea rs with the most prevalent age being 4th and 5th decades 2. Diagnoses we re: libroadenoma 17 cases, l ibrous dysplasia 16 cases, ductal papilloma 3 cases, and can ce r 13 cases 3. Categorization 01 those 26 benign diseases according to the Wolle's criteria was' N1 6 cases, P1 10 cases, P2 9 cases and DY 11 cases. On the other hand, categorization 01 13 cas es 01 cance r was: N1 5 cas es,