El rol de la mamografía para la detección de cáncer del mama en pacientes jóvenes

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is one of the cancers that affects women with the highest prevalence, this pathology is difficult to diagnose because it presents signs or symptoms in middle or advanced stages, for this reason it is important to carry out timely diagnostic screening through clinical or examinations imaging, including the performance of mammography, a procedure that remains current and is considered essential for timely screening OBJECTIVE: To determine the main indications for mammography in patients less than 40 years of age during primary health care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a bibliographic review, based on scientific articles obtained from certified online sites with academic content extracted from the PUBMED, GOOGLE ACADEMICO AND COCHRANE databases; presents articles one and two quartiles corresponding to the last five years. CONCLUSION: The use of mammography has two purposes, the first as screening in asymptomatic patients and the second purpose is the diagnosis of breast lesions; the use of mammograms is recommended from 50 years to 69 years, with an interval of 2 years between each procedure, before the age of 40 it must be individualized and justified in patients at risk.