Mammographic calcifications undergoing percutaneous biopsy: outcome in women with and without a personal history of breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the positive predictive values (PPVs) of BI-RADS categories used to assess pure mammographic calcifications in women with and without a previous history of breast cancer (PHBC).

Materials and methods

In this retrospective study, all consecutive pure mammographic calcifications (n = 320) undergoing a stereotactic biopsy between 2016 and 2018 were identified. Mammograms were evaluated in consensus by two radiologists according to BI-RADS and blinded to patient history and pathology results. Final pathologic results were used as the standard of reference. PPV of BI-RADS categories were compared between the two groups. Data were evaluated using standard statistics, Mann-Whitney U tests and Chi-square tests.

Results

Two hundred sixty-eight patients (274

SUBMITTER: Bertani V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9938807 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature