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Mammographic density

MedGen UID:
692575
•Concept ID:
C1268717
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Finding
Synonyms: Breast Densities, Mammographic; Breast Density, Mammographic; Density, Mammographic; Mammographic Breast Densities; Mammographic Breast Density; Mammographic Densities; Mammographic Density
SNOMED CT: Mammographic breast density (129793001)
 
OMIM®: 607308

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Advances in breast cancer risk modeling: integrating clinics, imaging, pathology and artificial intelligence for personalized risk assessment.
Pesapane F, Battaglia O, Pellegrino G, Mangione E, Petitto S, Fiol Manna ED, Cazzaniga L, Nicosia L, Lazzeroni M, Corso G, Fusco N, Cassano E
Future Oncol 2023 Dec;19(38):2547-2564. Epub 2023 Dec 12 doi: 10.2217/fon-2023-0365. PMID: 38084492
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Histopathologic Features, Genomics, and Treatment.
Adrada BE, Moseley TW, Kapoor MM, Scoggins ME, Patel MM, Perez F, Nia ES, Khazai L, Arribas E, Rauch GM, Guirguis MS
Radiographics 2023 Oct;43(10):e230034. doi: 10.1148/rg.230034. PMID: 37792593Free PMC Article
Mammographic density changes following BC treatment.
Kanbayti IH, Rae WID, McEntee MF, Ekpo EU
Clin Imaging 2021 Aug;76:88-97. Epub 2021 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.01.002. PMID: 33578136

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mammographic breast density and the risk of breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bodewes FTH, van Asselt AA, Dorrius MD, Greuter MJW, de Bock GH
Breast 2022 Dec;66:62-68. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.09.007. PMID: 36183671Free PMC Article
Ionizing radiation and volumetric mammographic density.
Pepłońska B, Mirowski M, Kałużny P, Domienik-Andrzejewska J
Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2022 Oct 3;35(5):635-649. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01916. PMID: 35913368Free PMC Article
Predictors of mammographic microcalcifications.
Azam S, Eriksson M, Sjölander A, Gabrielson M, Hellgren R, Czene K, Hall P
Int J Cancer 2021 Mar 1;148(5):1132-1143. Epub 2020 Sep 25 doi: 10.1002/ijc.33302. PMID: 32949149Free PMC Article
Mammographic density and breast cancer screening.
Bell RJ
Climacteric 2020 Oct;23(5):460-465. Epub 2020 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2020.1785418. PMID: 32643449
An overview of mammographic density and its association with breast cancer.
Nazari SS, Mukherjee P
Breast Cancer 2018 May;25(3):259-267. Epub 2018 Apr 12 doi: 10.1007/s12282-018-0857-5. PMID: 29651637Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Mammographic breast density and the risk of breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bodewes FTH, van Asselt AA, Dorrius MD, Greuter MJW, de Bock GH
Breast 2022 Dec;66:62-68. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.09.007. PMID: 36183671Free PMC Article
Breast cancer risk factors and their effects on survival: a Mendelian randomisation study.
Escala-Garcia M, Morra A, Canisius S, Chang-Claude J, Kar S, Zheng W, Bojesen SE, Easton D, Pharoah PDP, Schmidt MK
BMC Med 2020 Nov 17;18(1):327. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01797-2. PMID: 33198768Free PMC Article
Mammographic density and breast cancer screening.
Bell RJ
Climacteric 2020 Oct;23(5):460-465. Epub 2020 Jul 8 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2020.1785418. PMID: 32643449
Key steps for effective breast cancer prevention.
Britt KL, Cuzick J, Phillips KA
Nat Rev Cancer 2020 Aug;20(8):417-436. Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1038/s41568-020-0266-x. PMID: 32528185
An overview of mammographic density and its association with breast cancer.
Nazari SS, Mukherjee P
Breast Cancer 2018 May;25(3):259-267. Epub 2018 Apr 12 doi: 10.1007/s12282-018-0857-5. PMID: 29651637Free PMC Article

Therapy

Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: 21st Century Advances, Gaps to Address through Interdisciplinary Science.
Terry MB, Colditz GA
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2023 Sep 1;13(9) doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041317. PMID: 36781224Free PMC Article
Mammographic breast density and the risk of breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bodewes FTH, van Asselt AA, Dorrius MD, Greuter MJW, de Bock GH
Breast 2022 Dec;66:62-68. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.09.007. PMID: 36183671Free PMC Article
Breast cancer risk factors and their effects on survival: a Mendelian randomisation study.
Escala-Garcia M, Morra A, Canisius S, Chang-Claude J, Kar S, Zheng W, Bojesen SE, Easton D, Pharoah PDP, Schmidt MK
BMC Med 2020 Nov 17;18(1):327. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01797-2. PMID: 33198768Free PMC Article
Key steps for effective breast cancer prevention.
Britt KL, Cuzick J, Phillips KA
Nat Rev Cancer 2020 Aug;20(8):417-436. Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1038/s41568-020-0266-x. PMID: 32528185
Impact of Soy Foods on the Development of Breast Cancer and the Prognosis of Breast Cancer Patients.
Messina M
Forsch Komplementmed 2016;23(2):75-80. Epub 2016 Apr 12 doi: 10.1159/000444735. PMID: 27161216

Prognosis

Beyond Breast Density: Risk Measures for Breast Cancer in Multiple Imaging Modalities.
Acciavatti RJ, Lee SH, Reig B, Moy L, Conant EF, Kontos D, Moon WK
Radiology 2023 Mar;306(3):e222575. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1148/radiol.222575. PMID: 36749212Free PMC Article
Ionizing radiation and volumetric mammographic density.
Pepłońska B, Mirowski M, Kałużny P, Domienik-Andrzejewska J
Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2022 Oct 3;35(5):635-649. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01916. PMID: 35913368Free PMC Article
Breast cancer risk factors and their effects on survival: a Mendelian randomisation study.
Escala-Garcia M, Morra A, Canisius S, Chang-Claude J, Kar S, Zheng W, Bojesen SE, Easton D, Pharoah PDP, Schmidt MK
BMC Med 2020 Nov 17;18(1):327. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01797-2. PMID: 33198768Free PMC Article
BOADICEA: a comprehensive breast cancer risk prediction model incorporating genetic and nongenetic risk factors.
Lee A, Mavaddat N, Wilcox AN, Cunningham AP, Carver T, Hartley S, Babb de Villiers C, Izquierdo A, Simard J, Schmidt MK, Walter FM, Chatterjee N, Garcia-Closas M, Tischkowitz M, Pharoah P, Easton DF, Antoniou AC
Genet Med 2019 Aug;21(8):1708-1718. Epub 2019 Jan 15 doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0406-9. PMID: 30643217Free PMC Article
Impact of Soy Foods on the Development of Breast Cancer and the Prognosis of Breast Cancer Patients.
Messina M
Forsch Komplementmed 2016;23(2):75-80. Epub 2016 Apr 12 doi: 10.1159/000444735. PMID: 27161216

Clinical prediction guides

Beyond Breast Density: Risk Measures for Breast Cancer in Multiple Imaging Modalities.
Acciavatti RJ, Lee SH, Reig B, Moy L, Conant EF, Kontos D, Moon WK
Radiology 2023 Mar;306(3):e222575. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1148/radiol.222575. PMID: 36749212Free PMC Article
Mammographic breast density and the risk of breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bodewes FTH, van Asselt AA, Dorrius MD, Greuter MJW, de Bock GH
Breast 2022 Dec;66:62-68. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.09.007. PMID: 36183671Free PMC Article
Ionizing radiation and volumetric mammographic density.
Pepłońska B, Mirowski M, Kałużny P, Domienik-Andrzejewska J
Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2022 Oct 3;35(5):635-649. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01916. PMID: 35913368Free PMC Article
BOADICEA: a comprehensive breast cancer risk prediction model incorporating genetic and nongenetic risk factors.
Lee A, Mavaddat N, Wilcox AN, Cunningham AP, Carver T, Hartley S, Babb de Villiers C, Izquierdo A, Simard J, Schmidt MK, Walter FM, Chatterjee N, Garcia-Closas M, Tischkowitz M, Pharoah P, Easton DF, Antoniou AC
Genet Med 2019 Aug;21(8):1708-1718. Epub 2019 Jan 15 doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0406-9. PMID: 30643217Free PMC Article
Impact of Soy Foods on the Development of Breast Cancer and the Prognosis of Breast Cancer Patients.
Messina M
Forsch Komplementmed 2016;23(2):75-80. Epub 2016 Apr 12 doi: 10.1159/000444735. PMID: 27161216

Recent systematic reviews

Repeated measures of mammographic density and texture to evaluate prediction and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review of the methods used in the literature.
Anandarajah A, Chen Y, Stoll C, Hardi A, Jiang S, Colditz GA
Cancer Causes Control 2023 Nov;34(11):939-948. Epub 2023 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s10552-023-01739-2. PMID: 37340148Free PMC Article
Genetic architecture of mammographic density as a risk factor for breast cancer: a systematic review.
Khorshid Shamshiri A, Alidoust M, Hemmati Nokandei M, Pasdar A, Afzaljavan F
Clin Transl Oncol 2023 Jun;25(6):1729-1747. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1007/s12094-022-03071-8. PMID: 36639603
Mammographic breast density and the risk of breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bodewes FTH, van Asselt AA, Dorrius MD, Greuter MJW, de Bock GH
Breast 2022 Dec;66:62-68. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.09.007. PMID: 36183671Free PMC Article
Mammographic density, endocrine therapy and breast cancer risk: a prognostic and predictive biomarker review.
Atakpa EC, Thorat MA, Cuzick J, Brentnall AR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Oct 26;10(10):CD013091. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013091.pub2. PMID: 34697802Free PMC Article
Is There an Association Between Bone Mineral Density and Mammographic Density? A Systematic Review.
Lee JM, Holley S, Appleton C, Toriola AT
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2017 Apr;26(4):389-395. Epub 2016 Nov 18 doi: 10.1089/jwh.2016.5769. PMID: 27860535

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