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Ultrasound is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of breast lumps in women aged<40 years old. | Ultrasound is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of breast lumps in women aged<40 years old. | ||
The comparison of various diagnostic studies for breast lumps <ref name="pmid25241817">{{cite journal| author=Tan KP, Mohamad Azlan Z, Rumaisa MP, Siti Aisyah Murni MR, Radhika S, Nurismah MI et al.| title=The comparative accuracy of ultrasound and mammography in the detection of breast cancer. | journal=Med J Malaysia | year= 2014 | volume= 69 | issue= 2 | pages= 79-85 | pmid=25241817 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25241817 }} </ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Study of choice
Mammography is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of breast lumps in women aged>40 years old[1]
- If the patient had positiove history of bilateral mammography,therefore; only ipsilateral mammography is needed
Ultrasound is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of breast lumps in women aged<40 years old.
The comparison of various diagnostic studies for breast lumps [2]
| Sensitivity | Specificity | |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound | 82% | 84% |
| Mammography | 49% | 89% |
[Name of test with higher sensitivity and specificity] is the preferred investigation based on the sensitivity and specificity
References
- ↑ Lehman CD, Lee AY, Lee CI (2014). "Imaging management of palpable breast abnormalities". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 203 (5): 1142–53. doi:10.2214/AJR.14.12725. PMID 25341156.
- ↑ Tan KP, Mohamad Azlan Z, Rumaisa MP, Siti Aisyah Murni MR, Radhika S, Nurismah MI; et al. (2014). "The comparative accuracy of ultrasound and mammography in the detection of breast cancer". Med J Malaysia. 69 (2): 79–85. PMID 25241817.