Association between mammographic breast density and histologic features of benign breast disease.

Background: Over 40% of women undergoing breast screening have mammographically dense breasts. Elevated mammographic breast density (MBD) is an established breast cancer risk factor and is known to mask tumors within the dense tissue. However, the association of MBD with high risk benign breast dise...

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Published in:Breast Cancer Research Vol. 19; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors: Ghosh, Karthik, Vierkant, Robert A., Frank, Ryan D., Winham, Stacey, Visscher, Daniel W., Pankratz, Vernon S., Scott, Christopher G., Brandt, Kathleen, Sherman, Mark E., Radisky, Derek C., Frost, Marlene H., Hartmann, Lynn C., Degnim, Amy C., Vachon, Celine M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 12/19/2017
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