Calcified DCIS on mammography: the iceberg beneath

Eurorad teaching case illustrates that the full extent of calcified ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on mammography is frequently underestimated, with the true pathological lesion size often extending well beyond the mammographic calcifications.

• Mammographic calcifications may represent only the 'tip of the iceberg' of underlying DCIS.
• Teaching case from the European Society of Radiology’s Eurorad platform.
• Aimed at radiologists and trainees to improve interpretation of breast calcifications.

Teaching case not individually reviewed.

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