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. 2020 Dec 2;94(1118):20201046. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20201046

Table 3.

Histopathological distribution of missed breast cancers on s2D MG, DBT, DBT + ultrasound and CEDM

Missed cancers
on imaging		 Histopathological diagnosis of missed breast cancers
s2D MG 21 (24.1%) ILC (3),
DCIS without calcifications (2),
Papillary carcinoma (2),
Mucinous carcinoma (1),
IDC (13)
DBT 15 (17.2%) ILC (1),
DCIS without calcifications (2)
Papillary carcinoma (2)
Mucinous carcinoma (1)
IDC (9)
DBT + ultrasound 10 (11.5%) DCIS without calcifications (1)
ILC (1)
IDC (8)
CEDM 3 (3.4%) DCIS with amorphous calcifications (2)
Mucinous carcinoma(1)

CEDM, contrast-enhanced digital mammography; DBT, digital breast tomosynthesis; DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; IDC, Invasive ductal carcinoma; ILC, Invasive lobular carcinoma;s2D MG, synthetic two-dimensional mammography.