Abstract:Objective To study the mammographic signs of calcification in different stages of breast carcinoma. Methods Totally 277 cases of breast carcinoma were collected. These patients had mammographic signs of calcification on the full-field digital mammography (FFDM) photographs and were confirmed by surgical pathology. The mammographic signs of calcification were retrospectively analyzed and compared with the pathological findings of the lesions. Results There were statistical differences in the morphology, distribution, number and simultaneous phenomenon of calcification foci among ductal carcinoma in situ, ductal carcinoma in situ with microinvasion and invasive ductal carcinoma (P < 0.05). Conclusions Different stages of breast carcinoma could be preliminarily identified according to the mammographic signs of calcification, which provide the basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.