To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Follow-Up Mammography Recommended for Women With Benign Lesions URL: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/220EE6.htm Doctor's Guide May 9, 2008
NEW YORK -- May 9, 2008 -- Study results published in the May 2008 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology suggest that radiologists can, with confidence, recommend a 6-month follow-up diagnostic mammography examination -- rather than an immediate biopsy -- for patients with breast lesions that are probably benign. The study found that 6-month, short-interval follow-up examinations had an 83% sensitivity, which is similar to the sensitivity of other diagnostic mammography, said lead author Erin J. Aiello Bowles, MPH, Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, Washington. The study included 45,007 initial, short-interval follow-up mammography examinations. Of those, 360 women with "probably benign" lesions were diagnosed with breast cancer within 6 months, and 506 women were diagnosed with cancer within 12 months -- altogether nearly 1 in 100 of the "probably benign" lesions. "The Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) recommends that women with a BI-RADS category 3 (probably benign) lesion get a 6-month diagnostic mammogram, with follow-up continued for the next 2 to 3 years until long-term stability is demonstrated," said coauthor Edward Sickles, MD, Professor of Radiology, University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco, San Francisco, California. "This study emphasises that radiologists and patients need to follow that recommendation," he said. SOURCE: American Roentgen Ray Society --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of P\S\L content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of P\S\L. P\S\L shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or delays in this content or any other content on its sites, newsletters or other publications, nor for any decisions or actions taken in reliance on such content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This news story was printed from *Doctor's Guide to the Internet* located at http://www.docguide.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to News Story Page This site is maintained by webmaster@pslgroup.com Please contact us with any comments, problems or bugs. All contents Copyright (c) 1998 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved.