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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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