Teaching Files

Case 5

Contributed by: Steven J. Rockoff, MD and Diana L. Lam, MD - June 1, 2020

A 48-year-old woman presents for screening mammogram:

 

How do you best describe the patient’s breast density?

A. The breasts are almost entirely fatty
B. There are scattered areas of fibroglandular density
C. The breasts are heterogeneously dense
D. The breasts are extremely dense