ArticleAfrican health sciences2012
Mammographic breast density patterns among a group of women in sub Saharan Africa.
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- Mammographic Breast Density and Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes: The Kenyan-African Aspect.BioMed research international · 2018Trial
- Mammographic findings and BI-RADS concordance in women attending a community outreach program in Uganda.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Breast Disease Patterns Among Patients Presenting for Mammography in a Major Hospital in the Volta Region of Ghana: A Five-Year Descriptive Retrospective Study.International journal of breast cancer · 2025Article
- Mammographic Density Distribution in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK): Relationships with Demographic and Reproductive FactorsAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2018Article
- Breast cancer screening in a resource poor country: Ultrasound versus mammography.Ghana medical journal · 2017Article
- Breast Cancer Knowledge and Breast Self-Examination Practices Among Female University Students in Kampala, Uganda: A Descriptive Study.Oman medical journal · 2016Article
- Mammographic Breast Density Evaluation in Korean Women Using Fully Automated Volumetric Assessment.Journal of Korean medical science · 2016Article
- Association of mammographic breast density with dairy product consumption, sun exposure, and daily activity.ISRN oncology · 2014Article
- Mammography: a review of records in the Department of Radiology at a National Referral Hospital in Uganda.The Pan African medical journal · 2014Article
- Mammographic Parenchymal Patterns in Asymptomatic Women.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
introductionMammographic breast density is a measure of parenchymal breast patterns on film and in part a marker of cumulative exposure to oestrogen. The risk of breast cancer for women with increased density is up to six fold more than in women with less dense tissues. The pattern of mammographic breast density among Ugandan women is not known.
objectiveTo establish these as a contribution to baseline data.
methodsA cross sectional descriptive study that enrolled women presenting for mammography at the national referral hospital radiology department. Breast densities were scored using the BI-RADS categories. IRB approval was obtained.
resultsOf the 190 women enrolled, 178 were scored, of those scored 10 (5.3%) had extremely dense breasts (grade IV) and 39 (20.5%) had heteregenous ones (grade III). The rest 129 (67.9%) had scattered fibroglandular or fat densities (Grades I & II). Most of the women were young 45.8 ± 12.5 years The majority had normal or benign mammographic findings and all were non pregnant.
conclusionMammographic densities in this Ugandan population appear to be of low grade. The pattern established here is markedly different from findings in other studies that indicated much higher proportions for high dense tissues in other races. Mammographic interpretation of films could therefore be easier.
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