Patrones mamográficos durante el tamizaje de cáncer de mama en mujeres

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is one of the malignant tumors that is positioned as the second most frequent cause of death worldwide in terms of prevalence and mortality. Through mammographic screening, we try to reduce the statistics by applying it according to the risk in women, therefore the interpretation of mammography patterns according to their malignancy is standardized by BI-RADS categories being essential for the communication of the results between health professionals, which is kept current and constantly updated. OBJECTIVE: To describe the main mammographic patterns that are visualized in breast cancer screening in women through the search of articles in scientific databases to facilitate the correct interpretation by health personnel. METHODOLOGY: This is a descriptive and retrospective study through literature review, based on scientific articles obtained from certified online sites with academic content extracted from PUBMED, GOOGLE ACADEMIC AND COCHRANE databases, official WHO/PAHO sources and Ecuadorian guidelines corresponding to the last five years with quartile 1 and 2.