Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate mammography in detecting and staging of invasive
lobular carcinoma (ILC) in order to assess the performance and impact of observer
variability. Forty-two cases of ILC were retrospectively evaluated twice by two breast
radiologists. Mammographic performance as well as intra- and interobserver variations
was evaluated. Thirty-five percent to 37% of the cases were understaged. The largest
differences between radiologists were found in the breast imaging reporting and data
system (BIRADS) classification and staging performance. These results can have serious
influence on patient management.
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Publication history
Published online: November 30, 2005
Accepted:
September 13,
2005
Received in revised form:
September 13,
2005
Received:
August 10,
2005
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