Alhaidary Amal A, Al-Qudimat Ahmad R, Arabi Haitham, Al-Zoubi Raed M
Women's Imaging, Department of Radiology, King Abdul Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2024 Mar;14(1):63-71. doi: 10.1007/s44197-023-00169-2. Epub 2024 Jan 11.
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring malignant disease in women and remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among females worldwide. The aim of this study is to evaluate the imaging findings of breast cancer in women under the age of 40 and analyze their pathological patterns. METHOD: A retrospective study was conducted from 2013 to 2019, involving 120 patients below 40 years of age with pathologically confirmed primary epithelial breast cancers. The data were collected from the electronic records of a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mammograms were performed for 115 patients, ultrasounds were conducted for all patients, and MRI scans were carried out for 47 patients. RESULTS: All radiological findings and clinical characteristics of the 120 cases were retrieved from our digital-based system. The majority of breast cancer patients (83.4%) were between 30 and 40 years old, and the most common clinical presentation was a mass (45.8%). Out of the 73 patients who underwent genetic tests, 32.9% tested positive for gene mutations. No statistically significant correlation was found between specific age groups and breast composition (P = 0.216), specific mammogram abnormalities such as masses (P = 0.262), or microcalcifications (P = 0.421). Ultrasonography was performed for all patients, with abnormalities detected in only one patient who was diagnosed with Paget's disease of the nipple. Masses, with or without parenchymal changes, were the predominant feature in 88.3% of cases. CONCLUSION: The imaging findings in breast cancer cases typically involve masses with suspicious features, irregular shape, and spiculated margins on mammograms, and irregular shape with microlobulated or angular margins on ultrasound. MRI features commonly include masses with irregular shape and heterogeneous enhancement. The luminal B subtype was identified as the most prevalent pathological feature, characterized by a high proliferative index (Ki-67%).
背景与目的:乳腺癌是女性中最常见的恶性疾病,并且仍然是全球女性癌症相关死亡的主要原因。本研究的目的是评估40岁以下女性乳腺癌的影像学表现并分析其病理模式。 方法:进行了一项回顾性研究,研究时间为2013年至2019年,纳入120例年龄在40岁以下且经病理证实为原发性上皮性乳腺癌的患者。数据收集自沙特阿拉伯利雅得一家三级医院的电子记录。115例患者进行了乳房X线摄影,所有患者均进行了超声检查,47例患者进行了MRI扫描。 结果:从我们的数字系统中检索到了120例患者的所有放射学表现和临床特征。大多数乳腺癌患者(83.4%)年龄在30至40岁之间,最常见的临床表现是肿块(45.8%)。在73例接受基因检测的患者中,32.9%检测出基因突变阳性。未发现特定年龄组与乳腺组成(P = 0.216)、特定乳房X线摄影异常如肿块(P = 0.262)或微钙化(P = 0.421)之间存在统计学显著相关性。所有患者均进行了超声检查,仅1例被诊断为乳头派杰病的患者检测到异常。有或无实质改变的肿块是88.3%病例的主要特征。 结论:乳腺癌病例的影像学表现通常包括乳房X线摄影上具有可疑特征、形状不规则且边缘有毛刺的肿块,以及超声上形状不规则且边缘有微叶状或角状的肿块。MRI特征通常包括形状不规则且强化不均匀的肿块。管腔B亚型被确定为最常见的病理特征,其特点是增殖指数高(Ki-67%)。
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