THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE SCREENING PROGRAM IN DETECTING INVASIVE BREAST CARCINOMA OF NONSPECIFIC TYPE IN WOMEN WITHOUT PREVIOUS DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES FOR BREAST CANCER

Abstract

A case presentation of a 66-year-old woman who was invited for a mammographic examination through the Screening Program for Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Previously, the woman had not undergone regular mammographic screenings. A mammogram was performed, and a spiculated dense mass of 2 cm was found in the upper lateral quadrant of the right breast, involving the surrounding parenchyma, highly suspicious for malignancy. A core biopsy was performed on the hypoechoic lesion of 2 cm in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast, guided by ultrasound. Three cylinders were taken, which were sent for pathohistological evaluation. The result from the pathohistological evaluation corresponds to invasive breast carcinoma of a nonspecific type.