Screening for breast cancer in women with breast augmentation

M.N. Mitroiu, C. Mehedințu, A.M. Cioca, S.E. Cîrstoiu, B.M. Salmen, R.E. Bohîlțea

Rezumat: Brest cancer represents the most common cancer worldwide, being the second deadliest cancer in women. There is no doubt regarding the importance of breast cancer screening. Mammography represents the primary imaging technique used to detect suspicious lesion for breast cancer. This imagistic method has been found to decrease the mortality related to breast cancer. Mammography may detect evidence of cancer one and a half to four years before cancer becomes clinically obvious. Patients with breast tissue augmentation need a routine screening mammography in order to evaluate the native breast tissue. The indications for breast cancer screening are the same as in women without implants, the only difference being that women with breast implants should be approached differently from a clinical point of view. Standard imaging technique for this type of patients involves four sections in alternative of the usual two sections per breast. In conclusion, women with breast augmentation should not be neglected and should undergo breast cancer screening alongside the targeted population, even though the required technique is more laborious and requires a more experienced eye.
Cuvinte cheie: breast cancer, breast augmentation, screening.