01.12.2017 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2017 Open Access

Interval breast cancer characteristics before, during and after the transition from screen-film to full-field digital screening mammography
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- BMC Cancer > Ausgabe 1/2017
Background
Methods
Study population
Screening procedure and recall
Diagnostic workup
Detection and review of interval cancers
Statistical analysis
Results
Overall screening results
A
SFM with prior SFM
|
B
FFDM with prior SFM
|
C
FFDM with prior FFDM
|
|
---|---|---|---|
Interval cancers,
n
|
144
|
159
|
139
|
Ductal carcinoma in situ,
n (%)
|
8 (5.6)
|
9 (5.7)
|
8 (5.8)
|
Invasive cancer,
n (%)
|
136 (94.4)
|
150 (94.3)
|
131 (94.2)
|
Visibility of interval cancer at latest screen
|
|||
Missed,
n (%)
|
42 (29.2)
|
35 (22.0)
|
39 (28.1)
|
Minimal sign,
n (%)
|
31* (21.5)
|
20 (12.6)
|
20 (14.4)
|
Occult,
n (%)
|
71
† (49.3)
|
104 (65.4)
|
80 (57.6)
|
Interval between latest screen and interval cancer
|
|||
≤ 1 year, n (%)
|
52 (36.1)
|
59 (37.1)
|
53 (38.1)
|
> 1 year, n (%)
|
92 (63.9)
|
100 (62.9)
|
86 (61.8)
|
Prior visibility and mammographic characteristics of interval cancers
A
SFM with prior SFM
|
B
FFDM with prior SFM
|
C
FFDM with prior FFDM
|
|
---|---|---|---|
Missed interval cancers at latest screen,
n
|
42
|
35
|
39
|
Mammographic abnormality at latest screen,
n (%)
|
|||
Mass
|
28 (66.7)
|
23 (65.7)
|
27 (69.2)
|
Calcifications
|
2 (4.8)
|
5 (14.3)
|
5 (12.8)
|
Mass with calcifications
|
5 (11.9)
|
4 (11.4)
|
4 (10.3)
|
Asymmetry
|
2 (4.8)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
Architectural distortion
|
5 (11.9)
|
3 (8.6)
|
3 (7.7)
|
Type of interval cancer,
n (%)
|
|||
Ductal carcinoma in-situ
|
1 (2.4)
|
1 (2.9)
|
2 (5.1)
|
Invasive cancer
|
41 (97.6)
|
34 (97.1)
|
37 (94.9)
|
Size distribution of invasive interval cancers,
n (%)
|
|||
T1a-b
|
2 (4.9)
|
5 (14.7)
|
4 (10.8)
|
T1c
|
15 (36.6)
|
8 (23.5)
|
9 (24.3)
|
T2+
|
24 (58.5)
|
20 (58.8)
|
24 (64.9)
|
Unknown
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (2.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
Mean size of invasive interval cancers, mm (range)
|
29.3 (8-80)
|
28.8 (2-100)
|
25.5 (6-120)
|
Breast density at latest screen,
n (%)
|
|||
ACR I & II
|
23 (54.8)
|
21 (60.0)
|
23 (59.0)
|
ACR III & IV
|
19 (45.2)
|
14 (40.0)
|
16 (41.0)
|
Minimal sign interval cancers at latest screen,
n
|
31
|
20
|
20
|
Mammographic abnormality at latest screen,
n (%)
|
|||
Mass
|
19 (61.3)
|
10 (50.0)
|
10 (50.0)
|
Calcifications
|
7 (22.6)
|
2 (10.0)
|
2 (10.0)
|
Mass with calcifications
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (10.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
Asymmetry
|
3 (9.7)
|
1 (5.0)
|
5 (25.0)
|
Architectural distortion,
n (%)
|
2 (6.5)
|
5 (25.0)
|
3 (15.0)
|
Type of interval cancer,
n (%)
|
|||
Ductal carcinoma in-situ
|
2 (6.5)
|
2 (10.0)
|
1 (5.0)
|
Invasive cancer
|
29 (93.5)
|
18 (90.0)
|
19 (95.0)
|
Size distribution of invasive interval cancers,
n (%)
|
|||
T1a-b
|
2 (6.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (5.3)
|
T1c
|
13 (44.8)
|
8 (44.4)
|
7 (36.8)
|
T2+
|
14 (48.3)
|
10 (55.6)
|
11 (57.9)
|
Mean size of invasive interval cancers, mm (range)
|
24.5 (1-60)
|
29.1 (11-80)
|
28.4 (5-60)
|
Breast density at latest screen,
n (%)
|
|||
ACR I & II
|
21 (67.7)
|
14 (70.0)
|
11 (55.0)
|
ACR III & IV
|
10 (32.2)
|
6 (30.0)
|
9 (45.0)
|
Occult interval cancers at latest screen
|
71
|
104
|
80
|
Type of interval cancer,
n (%)
|
|||
Ductal carcinoma in-situ
|
5 (7.0)
|
6 (5.8)
|
5 (6.3)
|
Invasive cancer
|
66 (93.0)
|
98 (94.2)
|
75 (93.8)
|
Size distribution of invasive interval cancers,
n (%)
|
|||
T1a-b
|
12 (18.2)
|
15 (15.3)
|
12 (16.0)
|
T1c
|
22 (33.3)
|
34 (34.7)
|
26 (34.7)
|
T2+
|
32 (48.5)
|
48 (49.0)
|
33 (44.0)
|
Unknown
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (1.0)
|
4 (5.3)
|
Mean size of invasive interval cancers, mm (range)
|
21.8 (2-60)
|
25.3 (2-90)
|
23.2 (3-95)
|
Breast density at latest screen,
n (%)
|
|||
ACR I & II
|
38 (53.5)
|
65 (62.5)
|
44 (55.0)
|
ACR III & IV
|
33 (46.5)
|
39 (37.5)
|
36 (45.0)
|
Tumor stage and tumor biology characteristics of interval cancers
A
SFM with prior SFM
|
B
FFDM with prior SFM
|
C
FFDM with prior FFDM
|
|
---|---|---|---|
Ductal carcinoma in-situ
|
|||
Grade,
n (%)
|
|||
Low
|
2 (25.0)
|
3 (33.3)
|
1 (12.5)
|
Intermediate
|
2 (25.0)
|
3 (33.3)
|
3 (37.5)
|
High
|
4 (50.0)
|
3 (33.3)
|
4 (50.0)
|
Invasive cancer
|
|||
Type,
n (%)
|
|||
Ductal
|
103 (75.7)*
|
117 (78.0)
†
|
88 (67.2)
|
Lobular
|
23 (16.9)
|
19 (12.7)
|
28 (21.4)
|
Mixed ductal/lobular
|
7 (5.1)
|
7 (4.7)
|
7 (5.3)
|
Other
|
3 (2.2)
|
7 (4.7)
|
8 (6.1)
|
Stage,
n (%)
|
|||
T1a-c
|
66 (48.5)
|
70 (46.7)
|
59 (45.0)
|
T2+
|
70 (51.5)
|
78 (52.0)
|
68 (51.9)
|
Unknown
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (1.3)
|
4 (3.1)
|
Lymph node status, n (%)
|
|||
N+
|
62 (45.6)
|
63 (42.0)
|
54 (41.2)
|
No
|
73 (53.7)
|
84 (56.0)
|
73 (55.7)
|
Unknown
|
1 (0.7)
|
3 (2.0)
|
4 (3.1)
|
Bloom & Richardson grade,
n (%)
|
|||
I
|
44 (32.4)
|
38 (25.3)
|
33 (25.2)
|
II
|
57 (41.9)
|
77 (51.3)
|
68 (51.9)
|
III
|
31 (22.8)
|
30 (20.0)
|
29 (22.1)
|
Unknown
|
4 (2.9)
|
5 (3.3)
|
1 (0.8)
|
Estrogen receptor,
n (%)
|
|||
Positive
|
101 (74.3)
|
123 (82.0)
|
106 (80.9)
|
Negative
|
35 (25.7)
|
27 (18.0)
|
25 (19.1)
|
Progesteron receptor,
n (%)
|
|||
Positive
|
74 (54.4)
|
87 (58.0)
|
76 (58.0)
|
Negative
|
62 (45.6)
|
63 (42.0)
|
55 (42.0)
|
Her2/Neu receptor,
n (%)
|
|||
Positive
|
19 (14.0)
|
22 (14.7)
|
14 (10.7)
|
Negative
|
116 (85.3)
|
127 (84.7)
|
117 (89.3)
|
Unknown
|
1 (0.7)
|
1 (0.7)
|
0 (0.0)
|
Triple receptor-negative,
n (%)
|
25 (18.5)
|
21 (14.0)
|
17 (13.0)
|