UNILATERAL INCREASE IN MAMMOGRAPHIC DENSITY WITH HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

被引:11
作者
DOYLE, GJ [1 ]
MCLEAN, L [1 ]
机构
[1] NEWCASTLE GEN HOSP,DEPT RADIOL,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE4 6BE,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND
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10.1016/S0009-9260(05)82914-9
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Two cases of localized unilateral increase in mammographic density are described in women who had commenced hormone replacement therapy (HRT) just before or within several weeks of their first normal screening mammogram. The increase in density at a subsequent screen required recall to an assessment clinic to exclude cancer in the affected breast. The relationship of HRT to mammographic density is discussed.
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