From: Interval breast cancer: radiological surveillance in screening Egyptian population
Number of cases | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|
True negative interval cancer | 88 | |
Retrospectively visible interval cancer | 97 | |
Patient factors | 24 | 24.7 |
Inherent very dense breast parenchyma | 23 | 12.4 |
Post-treatment; Previous operation and distortion | 1 | 0.54 |
Tumor factors | 48 | 49.5 |
Subtle changes | 18 | 9.7 |
Diffuse edema pattern | 1 | 0.54 |
Masked carcinoma | 2 | 1 |
DCIS with stationary course | 5 | 2.7 |
Slowly growing | 5 | 2.7 |
Benign mimic mass | 10 | 5.4 |
Benign mimic calcifications | 7 | 3.8 |
Provider factors | 25 | 25.8 |
Bad perception | 8 | 4.3 |
Misinterpretation | 9 | 4.86 |
Single-reader interval cancer | 8 | 4.3 |
Technical failure interval cancer* | 0 |