Análise comparativa da eficiência da tomossíntese em relação à mamografia na detecção do câncer de mama: revisão da literatura

Abstract

Breast cancer is the second most common neoplasm among Brazilian women. As a result, imaging tests such as mammography and tomosynthesis show their relevance associated with the diagnosis of breast cancer. Objective: To make comparisons between tomosynthesis and mammography in the detection of breast cancer, through an integrative review. Methodology: An electronic search was conducted in the databases: PubMed Central, CAPES, SciELO. From the descriptors “Tomosynthesis”, “Tomosynthesis”, “Mamography”, “Mammography”, separately and combined with each other and with the descriptor “Breast Cancer”, “Breast Cancer”, using the Boolean operator AND. Results and Discussion: 201,087 published articles were found, of which 61 articles were selected through the title and abstract to be read integratively, and thus 10 articles were important. Therefore, the articles agree that as breast density increases, sensitivity in mammography decreases and that tomosynthesis allowed an improvement in the detection of lesions or increased diagnostic confidence. detection of breast cancer, especially in dense breasts.