Bi-RADS category 3 nonpalpable breast masses on sonography: long-term results of a prospective cohort study

Alimoglu E., ALİMOĞLU M. K., ÇEKEN K., Kabaalioglu A., APAYDIN A., Cassano E., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol.40, no.3, pp.125-134, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jcu.21894
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-134
  • Keywords: breast, neoplasm, benign, follow-up, sonography, BI-RADS, FOLLOW-UP, BENIGN, MAMMOGRAPHY, US, LESIONS, BIOPSY, WOMEN, ULTRASOUND
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the frequency of BI-RADS category 3 nonpalpable masses detected using only sonography (US) and the malignancy rate among these lesions. Second, to validate a proposed short-term follow-up regimen based on long-term observational results.