Association of Mammographic Density With Risk of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence and Contralateral Breast Cancer

Jong-Ho Cheun; Hong Kyu Kim; Han-Byoel Lee; Wonshik Han; Hyeong-Gon Moon

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.5859

Association of Mammographic Density With Risk of Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence and Contralateral Breast Cancer

JAMA Surg. 2022 Jan 1;157(1):72-76. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.5859.

Authors

Jong-Ho Cheun¹, Hong Kyu Kim¹, Han-Byoel Lee^{1

2}, Wonshik Han^{1

2}, Hyeong-Gon Moon^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
² Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.

Abstract

This cohort study examines whether mammographic density is associated with an increased risk of contralateral breast cancer or ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence among women.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Breast Density*
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Female
Humans
Mammography
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
Neoplasm Staging
Republic of Korea
Retrospective Studies