Size and location of primary tumor, involvement of distant sites.
Unilateral (single breast), bilateral (both breasts), contralateral (side not suspected of containing cancer).
Key words/possible involvement:
Lesion, mass, irregular density, clustered calcification, spiculation, mammary duct distortion or asymmetry, nodular density, skin or nipple thickening, enlarged lymph nodes.
Key words/no involvement:
If there is no specific reference to visible abnormality in the breast under suspicion.
- Chest X-Ray
- Imaging, Bone
- Imaging, Brain
- Imaging, Liver/spleen
For more information about imaging, you may visit the following pages in the Diagnostic Tests module: Other Imaging.