Computed tomographic mammography. Diagnosis of mammographically and clinically occult carcinoma of the breast
J. L. Sibala, C. H. Chang, F. Lin and W. R. Jewell
If breast cancer can be detected early, while it is still localized and
before it can be palpated, the prognosis for cure is excellent. Heretofore,
conventional mammography has been the only means available to detect cancer
at such an early stage. Two cases of minimal breast carcinoma measuring
less than 5 mm in diameter have been detected and correctly diagnosed using
computed tomographic mammography (CT/M). Both cases occurred in fatty
breasts and were clinically and mammographically occult. These cases
demonstrate the value of CT/M in the diagnosis of minimal breast carcinoma
that would have been missed otherwise.
