Heterogeneously dense breast tissue
| Heterogeneously dense breast tissue | |
|---|---|
| Term | Heterogeneously dense breast tissue |
| Short definition | heterogeneously dense breast tissue (HEH-teh-roh-JEE-nee-us-lee dents brest TIH-shoo) A term used to describe breast tissue containing large areas of dense fibrous tissue and glandular tissue and some adipose tissue. The dense areas of the breast make it difficult to find tumors or other changes on a mammogram. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
heterogeneously dense breast tissue - (pronounced) (HEH-teh-roh-JEE-nee-us-lee dents brest TIH-shoo) A term used to describe breast tissue containing large areas of dense fibrous tissue and glandular tissue and some adipose tissue. The dense areas of the breast make it difficult to find tumors or other changes on a mammogram. Heterogeneously dense breast tissue is one of four categories used to describe a level of breast density seen on a mammogram. About 40% of women have this type of breast tissue
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