Monday, February 27, 2012
Examination Mamografy
Examination Mamografy
Breast cancer is something that is worrying for all women. Recognize the changes that occur in the breast itself is a thing to be aware of each woman. Payudarayang abnormal changes should be wary of.
Early detection of changes in the breast is very important to do at every women. Early detection is the key to preventing everything including changes in the breast malignancy / cancer. The best way is to do a "mammography" in combination with clinical examination by a physician.
mammography
The main purpose of mammography is early detection of breast malignancy. Especially the role of mammography in breast adipose tissue has a dominant and tissue fibroglanduler relatively fewer.
The main positions used are kraniokaudal and mediolateral position and compression of the right and good to get optimal results, where the patient standing or sitting in front of the plane mammography, with a movable table, and then people put breasts to be examined on the table. Shooting with the direction of the vertical beam to beam position and direction of horizontal kraniokaudal for mediolateral position.
Also known lateromedial position and to see the axilla is free from the axillary projection ribs.
Mammography is performed when:
1. Bruising and discomfort in the breast
2. In women with a history of high risk for breast malignancy
3. Enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit area of dubious
4. Paget's disease of the nipples
5. The existence of the cause of metastasis without known primary tumor origin
6. In patients with cancer phobia
7. Follow up of post-operative patients, patients with possible recurrence or contralateral breast malignancy.
Picture of breast malignancy that can be found on mammography:
Signs of the primary lesion with berdensita dense fibrotic reaction, comet sign (stellate), the real difference between the size of the clinical examination with mammography results, the presence of micro perkapuran or look at the structure of architectural distortion of breast / spikulae.
Secondary signs of withdrawal and thickening of the skin, changes
position / withdrawal of the nipple and the state of the tumor with
surrounding tissues become irregular.
Picture of mammography in benign tumors is as follows:
1. Lesions with increased density, well defined and smooth and regular
2. The existence of "halo" around the tumor tissue pedesakan caused mainly fatty tissue that causes circular black picture of the whole or part of the tumor sometimes - sometimes seem harsh perkapuran and generally can be calculated
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