Table 3 Morphology and distribution of microcalcifications on mammography
From: Breast 3 T-MR imaging: indication for stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy
Calcification | BI-RADS category | Total | Histopathology | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 4 | 5 | Benign | Malignancy | ||
Morphology | ||||||
Punctate | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Amorphous | - | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
Pleomorphic | - | 32 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 14 |
Linear | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Distribution | ||||||
Diffuse | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Regional | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Clustered | - | 28 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 12 |
Segmental | 1 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
Linear | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Total | 1 | 42 | 12 | 55 | 34 | 21 |
Benign | 1 | 31 | 2 | 34 | ||
Malignancy | - | 11 | 10 | 21 | ||