Normal mammography: heterogeneously dense breasts

Case contributed by Marlon Garcia H
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Screening mammography

Patient Data

Age: 43

MLO and CC views.

mammography

The breasts are heterogeneously dense. No suspicious lesion is identified. 

Case Discussion

Heterogeneously dense breasts can obscure small masses. BI-RADS is a common classification system, and this would be category C. 

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