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Table 1 included interval breast cases categories with percentages

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

 
  1. *Technical” misses of interval cancers are false-negatives caused by poor exposure, poor positioning, or cutting off the area of interest, hidden areas