Análise em mamografias em mulheres com próteses mamárias de silicone na investigação do câncer:uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

: The mammography exam is an important screening method for breast cancer, however it has some limitations regarding the investigations, as it does not allow the detection of all types of existing cancers, requiring other complementary exams for improvements in early diagnosis . For a better accuracy of the mammographic technique, the method of Eklund et al. was adopted, in which he proposes the use of displacement maneuvers, and the incidences are obtained while pulling the breast tissue over the prosthesis and pushing it against the railing costal. Most of the studies analyzed revealed that mammography constitutes a necessary exam for the investigation of possible signsof cancer or breast lesions, however, in most cases, complementary exams are needed to confirm cancer and the minority of studies revealed that mammography was able to identify some types of pre-existing lesions in women with prostheses. Therefore, it is concluded that even for patients with prostheses, mammography should be performed to screen for breast cancer, according to the patient's age group and if there is no major capsular contracture.