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breast density
Broader Terms:
mammary gland
Related Terms:
breast neoplasm
Related Terms:
breast neoplasm /cancer diagnosis
Related Terms:
cancer risk
Related Terms:
mammography
Scope Note:
relative proportion of fat, connective tissue, and glandular epithelial tissue in the breast; while denser breasts are more difficult to evaluate with mammorgaphy, older women whose mammograms show more dense tissue are at increased risk of breast cancer.
Term Number:
5006-0007
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