Utility of mammography for chronic kidney disease patients undergoing kidney transplant evaluation.
Jordan B StoeckerDevan R CoteJoshua J AugustineNagaraju SarabuJames A SchulakEdmund Q SanchezVanessa R HumphrevilleJohn B AmmoriKenneth J WoodsidePublished in: Clinical transplantation (2016)
As we found no independent differences in biopsy or malignancy between age groups, it is reasonable for transplant centers to use the same evaluation MMG screening policy for all women ≥40. However, as malignancy risk increased with higher breast density, a lower threshold for additional workup may be warranted in patients with dense breasts or an indeterminate lesion on MMG.