Quelle est la place de l'échographie dans le dépistage du cancer du sein?
(2006) LeSein — Vol. 16, n° 2, p. 95-100 (2006)
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- The main goal of a screening test for cancer is to reduce the cancer-related deaths. Mammography remains the only screening test that has been shown to improve survival from breast cancer. However, sensitivity of mammography decreases dramatically in young women and in women with dense breasts. Recently, several studies reported the value of whole breast ultrasound. On average more than 90% of the cancers detected only with ultrasound were invasive, stage 0 or 1, with an average size of 9 mm. However, none of these studies was the sonographer blinded to mammographic findings. Ultrasound requires no ionizing radiation, causes no breast discomfort and interventional procedures are easily performed. Standardized technique and interpretative criteria are required to avoid a high false-positive rate. © Masson, 2006.
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Leconte, I. (2006). Quelle est la place de l’échographie dans le dépistage du cancer du sein? LeSein, 16(2), 95-100. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/190776 (Original work published 2006)