Follow-up of probably benign lesions in non-screening breast diagnostics.

Purpose: Our study addresses at the benefit of surveillance of probably benign lesions, detected outside mammographic screening, during a 3-year period.

Methods: 28,588 women (mean age 57 ± 12 years) were examined. Two independent radiologists read the mammogram as well as the supplemented ultrasound (in case of breast density ACR type 3 and 4).

Benefits of the quality assured double and arbitration reading of mammograms in the early diagnosis of breast cancer in symptomatic women.

Objectives: To address the benefits of double and arbitration reading regarding tumour detection rates, percentage of in situ tumours, and number (of patients) needed to send for expert reading (number needed to treat; NNT) for one additional tumour finding.

Methods: QuaMaDi is a quality assured breast cancer diagnosis programme; with two-view mammography (craniocaudal, mediolateral oblique) and, in case of breast density ACR 3 or 4, routine ultrasound imaging; and with independent double reading of all images. A consecutive sample of symptomatic women, i.

Breast abscess following nipple piercing: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Nipple piercing gains popularity and social acceptance within the last years, especially among young people. The medical literature reports an increase of complications in the post-piercing period.

Case Report: We report a case of a young woman, who presented with a light enlargement of the right breast and tenderness in the retroareolar region following nipple piercing 5 months ago.