ABSTRACT
The authors studied mammographic features of 25 patients with malignant breast disease. 24 of them had ultrasonographic (US) exploration. The study appreciates epidemiological, mammographic and US aspects; It also appreciates the correlation between images and histology. The mean age is 40. Six women (26%) had family history cancer. The mean reason of the exploration is a mass in 76%. At mammography, contours of cancerous opacities are irregular in 56%, regular in 16%. In 20%, the cancer showed no opacity. At US, we find a lack that appears irregular in 48%, regular in 24%, without traduction in 4%, non precised in 24%. Mammography sensitivity was 80%, false negative rate 28% and false positive rate 8% against respectively 96%, 32% et 12% for echography. This study shows that US is more sensitive but less specific than mammography. However, we recommend the use of mammography and echography together because in Senegal, cancer happens at an earlier age at with breast is easier to analyze at US.
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Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnosis , Mammography , Adult , Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnostic imaging , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/diagnostic imaging , Carcinoma, Lobular/diagnostic imaging , Evaluation Studies as Topic , False Negative Reactions , False Positive Reactions , Female , Humans , Incidence , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Senegal/epidemiology , Sensitivity and Specificity , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
In a single case review the authors recapitulate the different methods for the presentation of sacro-ilial infectious and underscore imagery techniques which are of prime importance in diagnostic work. X-rays can only reveal advanced sacro-ilial bone joint lesions which are under-evaluated. In the absence of HI-Tech imagery, surgical biopsy must be widely recommended to identify the germ and allow early diagnosis.
