Evaluation of Mammographic Breast Density in Benign and Malignant Breast Disease Patients

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Year : 2025 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 03 | Page :
    By

    Seema Khanna,

  • Suraksha Arya,

  • Shivi Jain,

  • Meenakshi Upadhyay,

  1. Professor, Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. Researcher, Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  3. Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  4. Professor, Department of General Surgery Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare the breast density in benign breast disease and carcinoma of the breast and to evaluate the association between breast density and the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (BIRADS) score to investigate the potential of breast density as a prognostic indicator. In this study, histologically proven cases of 30 benign breast disease patients and 30 breast carcinoma patients were included. Breast density was assessed using the American College of Radiologists (ACR) Classification, and BIRADS scores were assigned according to the guidelines established by the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS). Clinicopathological characteristics were also evaluated. The association between breast density and BIRADS score was analyzed using the chi-square test, and statistical significance was determined at a p-value of less than 0.005. In the study, BIRADS scores of 2 and 3 were observed in twenty-eight (93.3%) patients with benign breast disease, while BIRADS scores of 4 and 5 were noted in twenty-nine (96.7%) patients with breast carcinoma. Dense breasts categorized as ACR-3 and ACR-4 were found in twenty-five (83.3%) benign breast disease patients and twenty-nine (96.7%) breast carcinoma patients. A statistically non-significant association (p = 0.322) between breast density and BIRADS score was observed in carcinoma patients. No statistically significant association was detected between breast density and BIRADS score in carcinoma patients.

Keywords: breast density, carcinoma breast, mammography, BIRADS, Clinicopathological

[This article belongs to Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery ]

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Seema Khanna, Suraksha Arya, Shivi Jain, Meenakshi Upadhyay. Evaluation of Mammographic Breast Density in Benign and Malignant Breast Disease Patients. Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery. 2025; 14(03):-.
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Seema Khanna, Suraksha Arya, Shivi Jain, Meenakshi Upadhyay. Evaluation of Mammographic Breast Density in Benign and Malignant Breast Disease Patients. Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery. 2025; 14(03):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjos/article=2025/view=232896


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Volume 14
Issue 03
Received 21/04/2025
Accepted 05/05/2025
Published 24/11/2025
Publication Time 217 Days
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