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Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Categories, Interpretation and Recommended Actions
Category Interpretation Recommended action 0 Insufficient study Obtain additional imaging 1 Negative Routine follow-up 2 Benign finding Routine follow-up 3 Probably benign finding Short-interval follow-up 4 Suspicious finding Biopsy should be considered 5 Highly suggestive of malignancy Biopsy necessary Diagnosis Biopsies, no. (and %) Benign 67 (100) Fibrocystic disease 39 (58.2) Fibroadenoma 10 (14.9) Benign breast tissue 1 (1.5) Sclerosing adenosis 11 (16.4) Fat necrosis 1 (1.5) Papilloma 1 (1.5) Radial scarring 1 (1.5) Premalignant Atypical ductal hyperplasia 2 (3.0) Lobular carcinoma in situ 1 (1.5) Malignant 42 (100) Ductal carcinoma in situ 12 (28.4) Comedoductal carcinoma in situ 2 (4.8) Infiltrating ductal carcinoma 24 (57.1) Infiltrating lobular carcinoma 1 (2.4) Colloid carcinoma 3 (7.1) Diagnostic category Malignant Benign Premalignant Ratio, no. malignant/ total no. PPV, % 3 0 10 0 0/10 0 4 18 47 3 18/68 26.5 5 24 7 0 24/31 77.4 Total 42 64 3 42/109 38.5 PPV = positive predictive value.
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Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Category 4 Age Subcategorization Versus Positive Predictive Value (PPV)
Patient age, yr Ratio PPV, % < 40 0/3 0 40–49 1/19 5.3 50–59 4/16 25 60–69 8/21 38.1 70–79 6/8 75 ≥ 80 1/1 100 Total 18/68 26.5