Breast lumps diagnostic study of choice

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

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Diagnostic Study of Choice

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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

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

  1. 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.

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