Breast density
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| Breast density | |
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| Term | Breast density |
| Short definition | breast density - (pronounced) (brest DEN-sih-tee) term used to describe the amount of dense tissue compared to the amount of fatty tissue in the breast on a mammogram. Dense breast tissue has more fibrous and glandular tissue than fat. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
breast density - (pronounced) (brest DEN-sih-tee) term used to describe the amount of dense tissue compared to the amount of fatty tissue in the breast on a mammogram. Dense breast tissue has more fibrous and glandular tissue than fat. There are different degrees of breast density ranging from little or no dense tissue to very dense tissue. The denser, the more difficult it can be to find tumors or other changes on a mammogram
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Breast density
- Wikipedia's article - Breast density
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