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Table 1 Description of mammographic findings

From: Breast cancer diagnosed before the 40 years: imaging findings and correlation with histology and molecular subtype

Mammographic findings (n = 114)

n

%

 Mass

27

23,7

 Mass with calcifications

21

18,4

 Suspicious calcifications

18

15,8

 Focal asymmetry

17

14,9

 Focal asymmetry with calcifications

8

7,0

 Architectural distortion with calcifications

5

4,4

 Architectural distortion

3

2,6

 Mass with architectural distortion

3

2,1

 Global asymmetry

1

0,9

 Negative findings

9

7,9

 Unknown

2

1,7

Calcifications (n = 52)

n

%

 Morphology

  Fine Pleomorphic

21

40,4

  Coarse heterogenous

10

19,2

  Amorphous

7

13,5

  Fine Linear

3

5,8

 Distribution

  Grouped

25

48,1

  Segmental

14

26,9

  Regional

3

5,8

Masses (n = 51)

n

%

 Shape

  Irregular

23

45,1

  Oval

12

23,5

  Round

1

2,0

 Margin

  Circumscribed

4

7,8

  Obscured

14

27,5

  Microlobulated

4

7,8

  Indistinct

4

7,8

  Spiculated

15

29,4

Associated Features

n

%

 None

73

64

 Nipple retraction

6

5,2

 Skin retraction

6

5,2

 Skin thickening

9

7,9

 Axillary adenopathy

9

7,9

 Trabecular thickening

4

3,5