[Macroaggregated calcifications in cancer of the breast]

Breast cancer is characterized by the presence of multiple aggregated microcalcinates. However, the authors managed to detect 6 cases of breast cancer with macroaggregate calcifications, of which 3 were not adequately imaged on mammograms. Morphological investigations in all cases have shown that macroaggregate calcifications that are typical of benign lesions, are also detectable in breast cancer. The absence of an image of calcification on mammograms is probably accountable for by its various density.