Breast microcalcifications are key diagnostically significant radiological features for localisation of malignancy. This study explores the hypothesis that breast calcification composition is directly ...

European Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 19, No. 5 (SEPTEMBER 2010), pp. 374-378 (5 pages) Stereotactic biopsy assessment of microcalcification clusters with direct and frontal macrobiopsies was ...

Bottom Line: An analysis of a large Swedish cohort revealed that breast density, microcalcifications, and masses are heritable features, and that breast density and microcalcifications were positively ...

Columnar cell lesions are enlarged terminal duct lobular units lined by columnar type epithelial cells, often with luminal secretions and tiny microcalcifications. Columnar cell lesions differ with ...

While many breast calcifications can be benign, they can also be found in association with breast cancer. Many women never have symptoms when they have breast cancer. They may not feel any different.

Influence of thiozolidinediones (TZD) exposure on the progression of oral leukoplakia (L) and erythroplakia (E) to the development of head and neck cancer (HNC). Background: Clinical guidelines ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- An interdisciplinary collaboration 10 years in the making used a materials science approach to “fingerprint” the calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications that reveal ...

Figure 1: Results of microcalcification detection experiments. (a) A benign example of calcification. The green boxes represent benign lesions. ‘GT’ refers to the gold standard label given by the ...

An interdisciplinary collaboration 10 years in the making used a materials science approach to 'fingerprint' the calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications that reveal pathological clues to ...

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is considered the earliest form of breast cancer and is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. Ductal means that the cancer starts inside the milk ducts, ...

Breast calcifications are deposits of calcium that can be seen on a mammogram of the breast. There are two types: macrocalcifications and microcalcifications. Informational brochures about mammography ...

Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In the past six months, I have had three mammograms. The findings are always the same — microcalcifications in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast. No ...