| Journal: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000455016 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Authors: | Alvarez Ortiz, Nancy Jezzi1 Bugueño Peña, Lilian1 Vega F., Nicolás2 Ferreira S., Rodrigo3 Criado P., Fanny3 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidad Mayor, Escuela de Obstetricia y Puericultura, Santiago de Chile. Chile 2Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Escuela de Medicina, Santiago de Chile. Chile 3Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Sur, Centro Metropolitano de Imagenología Mamaria, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Season: | Jun |
| Volumen: | 150 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Pages: | 727-735 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | Mammograms are one of the most effective preventive means for the early detection of breast cancer. Objective: To describe the features of patients and results of mammograms performed at a public breast imaging service of the Santiago Metropolitan Area. Material and Methods: We reviewed the reports of mammograms performed on 174,017 women and 18 men, between 2008 and 2018 in an Imaging Center. The BI-RADS classification was used in the reports. Results: Forty-six percent of mammograms (75,781) were reported as BI-RADS 2. The high proportion of BI-RADS 4 reports (674 reports) was seen in patients aged 40 to 49 years, corresponding to 30% of reports in this age range. Among patients aged 50 to 59 years, there were 779 BI-RADS 4 reports (35%). BI-RADS 5 reports were more common among patients aged 50 to 59 years (50 reports, 30%) and among patients aged 70 years or older (83 reports, 28%). Conclusions: The presence of a significant number of women between 40 and 49 years of age with a BI-RADS 4 mammography result stands out; being an opportunity to develop new clinical research and public health strategies within the framework of the Universal Health Care policy for breast cancer in Chile |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Oncología, Diagnóstico, Salud pública, Cáncer de mama, Mamografía, Prevención de enfermedades, Cuidados de salud |
| Keyword: | Oncology, Diagnosis, Public heath, Breast cancer, Mammography, Disease prevention, Health care |
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