# Mammographically Occult Breast Cancer in a Patient With Dense Breast Tissue

## TL;DR

This paper discusses how dense breast tissue can hide breast cancer in mammograms and the need for additional imaging techniques to detect it.

## Contribution

The paper highlights the necessity and available options for supplemental imaging in women with dense breast tissue.

## Key findings

- Dense breast tissue limits cancer detection via mammography alone.
- Supplemental imaging modalities can detect mammographically occult cancers.
- Options include MRI, whole breast ultrasound, and molecular breast imaging.

## Abstract

Routine screening mammography can decrease the mortality from breast cancer by early detection. Dense breast tissue limits the detection of cancer with mammography alone, and the use of supplemental imaging to improve early detection is necessary in these patients. For women with dense breasts who would benefit from supplemental screening, modalities, such as MRI, whole breast ultrasound, contrast-enhanced mammography, and molecular breast imaging, are available to aid in the detection of mammographically occult cancers.