COMPREHENSIVE BREAST SCREENING FOR INCREASED PREVENTION

Medical prevention is a very important value for Clinica San Francesco, especially when the health of many women is at stake. Among the outpatient services in the diagnostic department, an important role is played by breast examination.

This type of investigation includes several diagnostic tests:

• breast examination
• mammography
• breast ultrasound

Mammography consists of an X-ray of the breasts lasting about ten minutes. Generally, the examination is painless, but it may happen, however, that some women experience some discomfort due to compression of the breasts..

The ultrasound technician will print two images for each breast, top to bottom and side to side; if the patient has previously had a mammogram, medical specialists will compare the new images with previous diagnostic investigations.

Before performing the examination, it is important to know whether the patient is in an established or presumed pregnancy.

WHEN TO DO NEEDLE ASPIRATION

When the presence of secretion or a nodule that needs further diagnostic investigation is detected, the patient is informed of the need to proceed with further examinations including needle aspiration, with which material is taken for anatomopathological study.

In nonpalpable lesions, needle aspirates are guided by ultrasonography or mammography. In this case, the radiologist personally informs the patient of the result of cytohistological samples taken during the diagnostic procedure..