Uso de las imágenes diagnósticas en patología mamaria

: Objective: To describe mammographic and ultrasound findings in the mammary gland, during the period from March to May 2017, in the diagnostic unit of La Floresta, Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out from March to May 2017 with a sample made up of 115 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Results: The most frequent pathology reported by mammography and ultrasound corresponded to simple cysts (84,43 %) and 0,87 % to complicated cysts. The most prevalent lesion was benign solid nodule in 79 patients (68,67 %), the least frequent being vascular calcifications (1,74 %). A greater presence of lesions in the upper external quadrant is established, reporting 11,33 % and 10,44 % for the right and left breast, respectively, and less presence in the union of the internal quadrants with 1,40 % and 2,91 %. Of the 100 % that correspond to the two variables under study (mammography and ultrasound), it is evident that the highest frequent is BIRADS II with 45,22 %, followed by 42,61 % for BIRADS III and the least frequent BIRADS V and VI. Conclusion: It is concluded that breast lesions of preventive manner, should be evaluated through imaging studies to determine the etiology of lesions, mammography being the method with the best diagnostic capacity, however, breast ultrasound provides us with complementary elements that allow us to Differentiate a solid or cystic mass.