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Revista Colombiana de Cancerología
Print version ISSN 0123-9015
Abstract
BAQUERO-SERRANO, Alejandra et al. Prevalence of breast dense in a population in Bucaramanga, Colombia. rev.colomb.cancerol. [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.3, pp.124-129. Epub Nov 30, 2020. ISSN 0123-9015. https://doi.org/10.35509/01239015.94.
Objective:
To establish the prevalence of dense breast tissue in a group of women aged over 50 years, who were studied with mammography in the city of Bucaramanga (Colombia).
Methods:
A retrospective descriptive study was conducted from January 2014 to August 2015; 10.110 mammograms of patients aged over 50 years were reviewed. Subsequently, a review of the literature in the main databases was made.
Results:
From 10.110 mammograms that were performed, 4.448 were found to be positive for dense breast tissue. 39,69% had heterogeneously dense breast tissue, and 4,29% extremely dense breast tissue, for a total result of 43,9% patients with positive dense breast tissue.
Conclusion:
Breast density is an independent risk factor for breast cancer, being of medium importance compared with other factors. As the breast density increases, the overlap of the radiopaque breast tissue that can hide and delay the diagnosis of an underlying cancer is generated. The high prevalence of dense breast tissue that we found in this population suggests the need of complementing screening with other imaging methods.
Keywords : Mammography; Breast; Diagnosis; Mass Screening.